Maritime Reporter, August 1977

<BODY> <div> "COM6 DOW/V, JOS, BlACK-OVr /$ 0V6K/" Underwater Acoustic Explorations At The University Of Rhode Island Officers and guest shown at the ASNE Southern New England Section meeting are, left to right: Robert E. Bradley, treasurer; Comdr. Gerald Sedor, USN, secretary; Dr. Foster H. Middleton, featured speaker; David L. Motherway, chairman, and Harry T. Loeser, vice chairman. The Southern New England Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers held its quar- terly meeting recently in Groton, Conn. Dr. Foster H. Middleton, professor of ocean engineering at the University of Rhode Island (URI), presented an enjoyable program on recent experiences with underwater acoustic systems. He described with slides how the interest and investigations of URI students, aided by such sys- tems as side scan sonar, led to the discovery of British Revolutionary warship remains in Narragansett Bay. Other efforts mentioned by Dr. Middleton included inspecting trans-Atlantic cables, measuring wave heights on the Brent Reef Tower, assessing oil recovery ef- fectiveness, and experimenting with side scan sonar patterns. A question and discussion period fol- lowed for the 25 members and guests in attendance. Section chairman David Motherway acted as moderator. N.C.S. Of Cairo, Egypt Appoints Pouch Terminal A.T. Pouch Jr., president of Pouch Terminal, Inc., has an- nounced its appointment as sales representative in the United States and Europe for the Inter- national Office for Navigation, Commerce, and Supply of Cairo, Egypt (N.C.S.). N.C.S., as the Egyptian firm is known, operates in all Egyptian seaports. It is owned and oper- ated by Esmat El Sadat and his sons, with offices in Cairo and Port of Alexandria. Its services include steamship "owners repre- sentatives," expediting of dock assignments, providing for ship repairs, and chandlery services. N.C.S. is also interested in as- sisting American businesses in developing trade relations with Egypt. Anyone interested in the serv- ices offered by N.C.S. can contact Mr. Pouch at the main office of Pouch Terminal, Inc., Edgewater Street, Clifton, Staten Island, N.Y. 10305, or at the company's sales office at One World Trade Center, New York City. Rainbow Marine Formed For General Ship Repairs The formation of Rainbow Ma- rine Organization Co., with head- quarters at 31-92 30th Street, Long Island City, N.Y. 11106, has been announced. Specializing in general ship re- pairs, the company does all types of mechanical repairs on steam and diesel engines, engine room and deck machinery, hydraulic re- pairs, tank cleaning, and servicing of all types of boilers .. . retubing and cleaning. The company also employs re- pair crews on call for emergency service overseas. 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