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South Soot Brings Project Cargo To New Zealand equipped with a sternroll for anchor handling and a dredging plough. A Kraaijeveld winch is fitted on the aft deck, which can be used to han- dle the plough, and also as a towing and anchor handling winch. Further towing gear consists of a 25-ton SWL Manpaey towing hook, con- nected to the double pole towing bitt. For push- ing, a single pushbow is fitted. For the plough dredge, an easily removable A-frame is fitted at the stern. During the plough dredging, the tow lines of the plough are connected to the amid- ship's bollards. An Effer hydraulic deck crane, with a safe South Seas Steamship Co. marries double cranes for a single lift of power equipment headed for New Zealand. South Seas Steamship Co. has been trans- porting geothermal powerplant components on Moana Pacific from Long Beach, Calif., to Auckland, New Zealand. The components were shipped to New Zealand's North Island as part of a series of project cargo for New Plymouth. South Seas currently calls the Pacific Islands direct from Seattle, Wash.; Coos Bay, Ore.; the San Francisco Bay Area; and Long Beach, Calif. South Seas' multi-purpose vessels are reported- ly equipped to handle dry, refrigerated break- bulk and heavylift cargo. Damon Delivers Anglian Man To Klyne fugs Anglian Man, a tug delivered from Damen Shipyards to Klyne Tugs Lowestoft Ltd. of Lowestoft, U.K., in February, is a Damen stan- dard type Stan Tug 1906, with a length of 64 ft. (19.5 m), a beam of 20 ft. (6 m) and a depth of 9 ft. (2.7 m). The vessel is designed to be suitable for towing and berthing, in addition to being •-V I - Vik,,:, TT'"' - •PiSMi&tfiiil Ekmeiiii iJf-rTi K mm Pictured is Damen tug Anglian Man. working load of .45 tons at 31.2 ft. (9.5 m), is also available as a sternroll of 30-tons SWL, which can be used for anchor handling. Two Caterpillar 3412 TA diesel engines are fitted for propulsion, each with an output of 500 kW (671 hp) at 1,800 rpm, and driving a three-blade pro- peller through a Reintjes reverse/reduction gearbox. Free running speed at the trials was 10.9 knots, and the bollard pull was 7.5 tons. A Lister CRK 3 engine driving a Stamford gener- ator for 27.5 KVA makes up the generator set. The nautical and communications equipment in the wheelhouse consists of: a Furuno FR- 8050 radar; a Robertson AP-45 autopilot; a Furuno GP-70 MK2 GPS navigator; a Furuno FE-606 echosounder; a Furuno NX-500 Navtex receiver; and two Sailor RT 2048 VHF radios. Anglian Man is classified by Lloyd's Register of Shipping with the notation +100 A1 Specified Coastal Service LMC, and the tug complies with MSA regulations for class IX vessels. 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