D. B. WOTAN

  • General
    • Vessel Name : D. B. WOTAN 0
    • Operator : MANSON GULF, LLC 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 349 0
    • Vessel Type : 99 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
  • Location
    • City : HOUMA 0
    • STATE : LA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 1486 0
    • Full Load Capacity : 4956 232
  • Size
    • Register length : 299 257
    • Regular Breadth : 90 257
    • Overall Length : 299 257
    • Overall Breadt : 90 257
    • Load draft : 10 257
    • Light Draft : 6 257
    • Height : 108 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1983 0
    • EQUIP2 : TON CRANE 0
    • EQUIP1 : CLYDE 42 DSL 500 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 650970 0

MANSON GULF, LLC

  • Area of Operation : LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND GULF COAST FROM MOBILE, AL TO HOUSTON, TX 0
  • Principal Commodity : SERVICING OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRIES 0

ACADIA

  • Type : 43 0
  • Construction : A 0

E. P. PAUP

  • Type : 99 0
  • Construction : A 0

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Faced with an aging fleet, the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority has turned to converted offshore support vessels (OSV) to breathe new life into its ferry operations.The operator announced its purchase of the OSVs HOS Shooting Star and HOS Lode Star from Hornbeck Offshore Services in 2022, to replace its open-deck freight vessels Gay Head and Katama

Hess Guyana's Value is Central to Exxon Mobile Spat

Hess Guyana's Value is Central to Exxon Mobile Spat

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US Charges Three for Smuggling Iranian Weapons to Yemen's Houthis

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A U.S. federal court has charged three men, including two Iranian brothers and a Pakistani national, for an attempt to smuggle Iranian weapons that would be used by Houthi rebels for attacks on maritime shipping.According to the court documents, Shahab Mir’kazei and Yunus Mir’kazei work for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while Muhammad Pahlawan

NTSB: Pilot Order Translations a Focus in Mexican Navy Vessel Brooklyn Bridge Accident

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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report on the May 17, 2025 collision between the Mexican Navy training vessel ARM Cuauhtémoc and the Brooklyn Bridge, stressing that the findings are not final and remain subject to change as the investigation continues.

ABS' Wiernicki Honored with Silver Bell Award

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The Future of Long-Idle Drillships: Cold-Stacked or Dead-Stacked?

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Construction BS Offshore's New CSOV Enters Next Phase

Construction BS Offshore's New CSOV Enters Next Phase

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Konecranes to Equip Sicily’s Largest Port with Hybrid-Drive Crane

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BS Offshore, Ulstein Verft Launch CSOV Newbuild (Photos)

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