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On-site Bow Thruster Overhaul Avoids Drydocking

When the bow thruster unit of a 348-meter container vessel needed to be overhauled, Hydrex sent a diver/technician team to the ship to remove the unit on-site and reinstall it again two months later after it had been overhauled. The operation was performed in stages at several locations to allow the vessel to keep to its sailing schedule. Together with all the necessary equipment, the team first travelled…