Seascour organic descaler wins second deal on historic Great Lakes vessel Wilfred Sykes
A new lease of life: river bulker Wilfred Sykes (Source: S Dunn photography)
Florida-based Seascour has secured a second contract to supply its EPA-certified organic marine descaler to the Wilfred Sykes, the 1949-built steam bulk freighter operated by Central Marine Logistics. The latest application saw Seascour used to clean heat exchangers, coils and internal systems, successfully removing long-standing scale deposits. This follows an earlier job flushing the vessel’s evaporator during lay-up at Sturgeon Bay.
The contract was delivered through Seascour’s Great Lakes distributor, Archway Control of Iowa. Owner Doug Abolt noted that operators had searched for over two decades for an effective solution: “Seascour removes scale where other products fail,” he said. “Being organic, it is safe for discharge, addressing concerns about chemicals contributing to algae blooms in the lakes.”
Seascour, launched just three years ago, is the first marine descaler to earn the EPA Safer Choice certification for outdoor use. Developed by former US Navy submariner-turned-chemist Patrick Baymont, the product was integrated into Hendry Holdings Group in 2023 under President Kelly Hendry, who also heads Gulf Marine shipyard in Tampa.
Following successful trials on merchant, naval and research vessels, Seascour is now undergoing NAVSEA approvals and is expanding its US distributor base, with ambitions for global representation.
