
ENGINEERING progress pictures update - May2022
Lead Ballast was removed from the steering bilge. Heavy corrosion around the rudder posts and the cleaned surface after the crew works are completed:
Metal fabrication of the new Urea tank incomplete:
New Stbd & Port Stabiliser frame installations completed:
The cut away of the original longitudinal frames and the installation of new structural steel plates to accept the new gearbox and engine mountings:
New Generator subframes installed and indicating the new deck plate height:
2nd davit removal from the Upper Deck using hydraulic power packs to press the seized bearing apart:
Main Shafts are clocked for any deformation along the axis. Note the severely pitted areas where the main bearings are positioned. These areas require milling and sleeving with new material for a clean surface where the new bearings will be seated.