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Builder Blount Industries, ln<. Vessel name Grande Caribe Vessel type Passenger cruise ship Owner/operator ACCI Blount Industries, Inc.'s Grande Caribe made its maiden voyage on June 29, 1997. The vessel operates overnight coastal cruises covering areas from Labrador, Canada to parts of Central and South America and the Amazon River. The vessel's hull is steel constructed with an aluminum super- structure. It is powered by two DX842LE MAN diesel engines producing 575 bhp at 1,800 rpm. The engines turn two, 4- blade 44 x 34 in. Ellis propellers through Twin Disc MG-518 gears, with a 3:1 reduction, achieving a service speed of 10 knots. Grande Caribe marked the 294th vessel and the tenth cruise ship designed and built at Blount Shipyard. The ves- sel, which replaced American Caribbean Crusie Lines' (ACCL) Caribbean Prince, features a 100- passenger vista view lounge on the sun deck and sound deadening enclosures for all of the ship's machinery. The vessel meets all SOLAS requirements for coastal cruising. Grande Caribe Main Particulars Length, o.o 183 ft. (56 m) Beam 40 ft. (12.2 m) Depth 9 ft. (2.74 ml Draft, design 6.3 fl. (1.9 ml Complement 100 passengers plus 19 crew Delivery dote June 29,1997 Main propulsion 12) MAN D24S42LE Marine gear (2) Twin Disc MG-518 3:1 reduction Propellers (2) Ellis, Bronze 4Blode 44 x 34-in. Service power (3) MAN D2866LXE Emergency generator Cummins 100 IcW 240 V Bow thruster Weynor DPC75 hydraulic driven by Cummins 4BT3.9 64 bhp at 2,200 rpm Engine controls Electronic Mathers MicroCommanders Steering system Wagner Hydraulic Service speed 10 knots Marine sanitation device Omnipure 12 MX Water makers (2) Sea Recovery 3,300 gal/day Fuel oil capacity 8,424 gal Lube oil capacity 752 gal Waste oil capacity 2 gal Potable water 6,094 gal Gray water 1,475 gal Sewage holding 2,950 gal Rador Furuno VHF/SSB radios Icom Compass Ritchie magnetic; Fluxcore electronic Flag U.S. Majestic Star Builder Atlantic Marine, Inc. Vessel name Majestic Star Vessel type Gaming vessel Owner/operator .. .Majestic Star Casino LLC Majestic Star — a 360-ft. (109.7-m) vessel built by Atlantic Marine Shipbuildng and designed by Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) — went into service in Buffington Majestic Star Main Particulars Floo ...U S 360 ft. (109.7 m) 330 ft. (100.5 m) 76 ft. (23.2 m) over 4,000 GT 11.4 ft. (3.5 m) 55,030 gal 250 goL/hr. Totol hp 4,000 hp (4) Schottel Z-drives SRP 550 (4) CAT 3516 1,825 kW Emergency generator CAT 3908TA Harbor, Ind., last September. GPA Seattle provided design and project engineering sup- port including detailed lofting, composite drawings and piping dtails, and electrical design for the integrated diesel electric plant. The $40 million vessel is driven by two bow and two stern Schottel Z drives pow- ered by 1,000 hp electric motors with power from four Caterpillar 3516 1,825-kW diesel engines. The vessel provides more than 40,000 sq. ft. of gaming space, with interior decoration by Directions in Design. Motor starters .Square D Schottel VHF Rodio GPS SITEX A/C Doors/Ramps/Cargo lifts Walz Krenzer Class III doors Elevators.. ...Montgomery MEETING ALL YOUR PRO QUICK DELIVERY OF... • S & S Custom Propellers • Class "S" CNC Propellers • Federal Propellers • Hy Torq Propellers • Surface Piercing Propellers We Make Em Go. FASTER ' Aquamet 17, 19, 22 Shafting Two Complete Marine Machine Service Facilities...providing computer aided measuring prop program and new sizing analysis