Announcement Dated: 30 August 1999

TDI-Brooks Announces New Vessel Charter Availability

TDI-Brooks and WESTRAD Corporation are pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to market the R/V JUSTO SIERRA and R/V EL PUMA to industry, government and academia. These 165 ft. (50 m) multi-use, oceanographic research vessels are home ported in Tuxpan and Mazatlan on the Gulf and Pacific coasts, respectively. These vessels are immediately available for short or long-term charter pending an acceptable legal charter agreement for worldwide operations. The vessels are suitable for a wide array of offshore survey operations and are competitively priced.

Please contact Bob Hoff at 281-463-6493 (direct) or bobhoff@tdi-bi.com (email) if you would like more technical and pricing information on either of the vessels.