Pinnacle Company, Houston, has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of three 300-foot deck/specialty barges for use in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Misener Industries, Inc., Tampa, Fla., is the builder, with deliveries scheduled for this year.

The requested guarantee is for $6,450,000, or up to 87 1/2 percent of the total estimated actual cost of $7,402,410 of the three barges.