Converted Navy surplus LST (Landing Ship Tank) will be in service of Marine Diamond Corp, owned by S.V.Collins of Beaumont, Tex, who is pioneering method for marine mining of diamonds off west coast of South Africa by means of jet suction pipe lines; among principal conversion tasks was removal of 15,000 cu ft of refrigerated space between decks and preparation of these areas for specialized sea mining equipment; basically, gravel is scooped from ocean floor by vacuum hose, processed aboard ship, and waste returned to sea. (See also Mar Eng v 68 n 8 July 1963 p 49)
Diamonds are this ship's best friend
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 102 , n 6
1963
Article (Journal)
English
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