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Significant

salvage kit delivery
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damage and are routinely carried a number of years and they have been

aboardallNCApatrolboatstoprovide used successfully on many occasions
practical assistance in an emergency. including in 2010 when a magnetic

They will be carried as salvage kits patch was used to secure a leak in a
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containing a variety of sizes of nuclear fuel carrier and enabled the

magnetic and flexible Kevlar- ship to be escorted into port for
reinforced fabric patches.
permanent repair.

The magnetic patches are generally
Nicolai Michelsen, Managing
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used for smaller and less complicated Director of Oslo-based Miko Marine,
sealing emergencies while the fabric said: “They have been used to save

patches are used for closing off larger ships and offshore platforms from
he Norwegian Coastal and more complex types of hull damage. sinking on numerous occasions and

Administration (NCA) has They can also be used to seal sunken afterwards people invariably remark
received a significant delivery vessels to prevent the escape of trapped upon how the cost of the patch is so

of 15 emergency marine repair patch oil that might be released if the wreck
insignificant compared with the costs of
kits from Miko Marine.
should move some time in the future. cleaning up an environmental disaster

The patches can be used on any NCA patrol boats have been that would have occurred had it not
type of vessel in the event of hull
equipped with kits of Miko patches for
been available.”

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TMC

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launches new compressor range

new mid-range compressor series has been launched by Oslo-

headquartered Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC) for all
application areas from bulk handling to instrument air.

The TMC 86-124 series is available as conventional models and as
TMC Smart Air energy saving models and has a new frame for optimised

footprint.

“With this new series, we are offering our clients an outstanding air
compressor that gives higher output at lower shaft power than what is on

the market today,” said John Arne Brekke, Technical Manager at TMC.
“With a new, sleek design and high quality components and

functionality, TMC 86-124 is proof of our dedication to supplying high
quality air compressors that are designed and developed 100% with

marine use in mind.”
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54 The SHIP Supplier Issue 61 2014