364 June 12, 2006

Midship Marine Builds for Bourbon Offshore

Alongside at Midship Marine on the Harvey Canal.

In the first week of June the first of a series of crew boats building for Bourbon Offshore underwent sea trials. The vessel, to be foreign flagged, was built by Midship Marine Inc. of Louisiana. At 170 by 32 feet with a molded depth of 13 feet the boat has significant capacities. These include tankage for 34,500 gallons of fuel cargo, 30,000 gallons of rig water and 2,000 gallons of potable water. The boat's 109 by 29-foot aft deck can handle up to 220 long tons of cargo.

Accommodation is provided for an eight-person crew and seating is included for 80 offshore workers. Propulsion power for the Bourbon Bora is provided by four Cummins KTA50 M2 engines each rated for 1800 HP at 1900 RPM for a total of 7200 HP. The engines turn Hamilton 811 water jets through reversible Reintjes gears. A pair of 99 kW Cummins/Onan generator sets provide ship's service power.

The DP1 equipped vessel is fitted with a 200 hp tunnel bow thruster and two fire fighting monitors.

For further information and sea trial speeds please contact:

Michael Hinojosa
President
MidShip Marine
1029 Destrehan Ave.
P.O. box 125
Harvey, Louisiana
USA 70059
Phone: 504 341 4359
Fax:  504 340 8997
E-mail: midboats@aol.com

Al E. Heisler
Cummins Mid-South
Kenner, LA 70062
U.S.A.
Phone: 504-465-3406
Mobile: 504-343-8372
E-mail: al.heisler@Cummins.com

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