Sara Jane News

The evolution of a new offshore boat design ideally happens with considerable customer input. But in the case of Bollinger Shipyards' new 220-ft. class supply vessel, a fortunate coincidence happen. The first customer for the new vessel, C&G Boats, Golden Meadow, La., and Bollinger independently evolved a vessel with many of the same design features. "When we decided that we needed a new, more capable supply boat, we rejected many conventional designs because they did not have what our customers told us they wanted," said Joey Arceneaux, president of MNM Boats, the operating division of C&G Boats, Golden Meadow, La. Arceneaux said he…

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., has delivered the supply boat, MS Sara Jane, the first of two, 207 x 53 x 19 ft. supply boats with cargo capacities exceeding those of a 220-ft. vessel, to MNM Boats, a subsidiary of C&G Boats, Golden Meadow, La. The new design is a joint effort between Bollinger, MNM and other Bollinger customers to produce a high cargo capacity offshore support vessel (OSV) that can operate on and off the U. S. Continental Shelf without many of the construction expenses and operational considerations of OSVs that work in deeper water at greater distances. Hence, the MS Sara Jane, first of Bollinger’s new 220 ‘super shelf’ series. “ It can carry as much or more as some 230-ft.

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. last month delivered the latest in a line of innovative vessels — and the first of Bollinger's new 220 'super shelf' series. Ms. Sara Jane is the first of two new 207 x 53 x 19-ft. (63 x 16.1 x 5.7 m) supply boats to MNM Boats, a subsidiary of C&G Boats, Golden Meadow, La. The boat is impressive foremost because it has a cargo capacity exceeding that of a 220-ft. (67-m) vessel. The boat was designed via a joint effort of Bollinger, MNM and other Bollinger customers, to produce a high cargo capacity offshore support vessel (OSV) that can operate on and off the U.S. Continental Shelf without many of the construction expenses and operational considerations of OSVs that work in deeper water at greater distances. “It can carry as much or more as some 230-ft.

About a year ago MarineNews debuted an article on the "First Families" of the oil patch featuring the Graham, Chouest and Candies families. We continue this series with two real pioneers in this industry whose partnership is still going strong after 57 years. Albert Cheramie and Anthony Guilbeau were among the very first to recognize that when oil and gas exploration moved offshore there would be a need for boats to supply the rigs. In 1947, Cheramie began by running a vessel for Humble Oil to Block 16A barely in the Gulf of Mexico off Grand Isle, La. By 1951 both Cheramie and Guilbeau were working offshore themselves as roughnecks for Texaco. "After five years with Texaco, it didn't seem like I was going to advance very far with only a 7th grade education," Cheramie said.

The task of picking just one Bollinger Shipyards-built vessel to feature as a "Great Boat" is a nearly impossible task. Plainly stated, the boatbuilder is so active in such a diverse number of niches, it is impossible to select one as better than the other, given some of the groundbreaking vessels built in 2002. The editors of MarineNews have, hence, selected a two vessels for this focus: the liftboat L/B Myrtle; the shelf boat Ms. Another example of Bollinger Shipyards' ability and willingness to integrate customer demand into its new products is the new Super Shelf Boat, Ms. Sara Jane. When MNM Boats, the operating division of C&G Boats…