Pelham Marine, Inc., New Orleans, has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of two 180-foot tug/supply vessels intended for operation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. No proposed shipbuilder was named, but the applicant indicated a December 1981 delivery was desired.

The requested guarantee is for $6,356,000, which is 75 percent of the estimated cost of $8,475,436 for the two vessels.