UPDATE 1-Bharati Shipyard gets $64.8 mln vessel order

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MUMBAI, April 30 (Reuters) - Bharati Shipyard Ltd. (BHAR.BO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday it signed a contract worth $64.80 million for construction and supply of a multipurpose offshore support vessel.

The contract was from Great Offshore Ltd. (GOFS.BO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), it said in a statement.

The order was in lieu of a smaller, $17.44 million contract, signed on March 24, 2006, also for a multipurpose support vessel, Bharati said in a statement.

Shares in Bharati were up 0.23 percent to 412.25 rupees in the Mumbai market.

((Reporting by Arpan Mukherjee; editing by Harish Nambiar; Reuters Messaging: arpan.mukherjee.reuters.com@reuters.net; +91 22 6636 9058)) Keywords: BHARATI CONTRACT/

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