tug repairs after "contact sport" damage
Jul 30, 2022 7:11:44 GMT
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Post by JohnV on Jul 30, 2022 7:11:44 GMT
About 5 or 6 weeks ago I posted some pictures of a tug that had been struck amidships by a bulbous bow with 4,000 tons behind it.
for those interested I thought I would give a progress report
Eventually sufficient temporary patching was done to satisfy the MCA, Environment Agency, Insurance companies, Port Authorities, Council, etc etc etc. that it was not going to sink or pollute the river on its 6 mile journey to drydock
It was only then you could see how close it had come to sinking her completely .... the engine room was completely flooded but the other sections had just enough buoyancy to stop her sinking completely.
and the first new bit of steel going in .
The tug is very heavily constructed (probably the only thing that saved it) the deck plates are 10mm !!!
