Hydrex Response Repairs Stern in Record Time
Hydrex Underwater Technology has completed the emergency stern tube seal repair to a 134m chemical tanker, after the Antwerp Port Authority demanded an underwater inspection and in-situ repair to the vessel before allowing it to set sail. The vessel’s crew had carried our temporary repairs to stem the flow of lubricating oil from the stern, but the Port would not let the ship continue on her schedule before a dive team had inspected the propeller shaft seals. At the request of the shipowner, Antwerp-based Hydrex mobilized a dive team which found the temporary fix had not completely stopped
Complex Steel and Cofferdam Repairs Carried Out Afloat
2.5 meters. Both parts of the plate were then welded together to finalize the repair. Permanent on-site collision damage repair in Greece at Neorion Syros Shipyards In July 2014 Hydrex mobilized a team of diver/technicians to Syros, Greece, for a complex repair operation on a 118-meter, 8550 DWT chemical tanker. The vessel had suffered large cracks in her hull plating as the result of a collision. The tanker was berthed in Egypt when another vessel struck her portside hull. This caused a large hole, severe cracks and dented plating. The collision also pushed the vessel’s starboardside hard
Permanent On-site Collision Damage Repair in Greece
In July Hydrex mobilized a team of diver/technicians to Syros, Greece, for a complex repair operation on a 118-meter, 8550 DWT chemical tanker. The vessel had suffered large cracks in her hull plating as the result of a collision. She was not allowed to sail any further. Hydrex proposed a permanent on-site repair using an open top cofferdam. This would enable the fully laden ship to continue her journey. The tanker was berthed in Egypt when another vessel struck her portside hull. This caused a large hole, severe cracks and dented plating. The collision also pushed the vessel’s starboardside
Marine Salvage Saves Time, Money, Lives & the Environment
issues are complex and exercises are typically played out in a vacuum without the benefit of political leaders in the discussions. Schauer Internationally, this is a major issue that demands attention. The recent case involving the Maritime Maisie chemical tanker is a key example. Salvors for the loaded and severely damaged chemical tanker sought refuge for more than three months before being allowed into Korea; and had to keep the vessel under tow under difficult offshore conditions and with critical levels of structural damage throughout this
February 2025
