Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has actually effectively packed the 3,394 traveler cruise liner Carnival Vista on its semi-submersible hefty lift vessel Boka Vanguard and also transferred it to Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport, Bahamas for an one-of-a-kind drydocking procedure.
Plans for the ingenious job were introduced previously this month.
Commencing last Saturday, July 13, at daybreak, the Boka Vanguard packed and also raised the cruise liner in an effective procedure a couple of miles off the coastline ofFreeport The packing procedure consisting of the refloat took twelve hrs.
The Boka Vanguard after that securely transferred Carnival Vista to Grand Bahama Shipyard where fixings to the ship’s Azipod propulsion system will certainly happen while the cruise liner is hing on the hefty lift vessel.
On conclusion of the fixings, Carnival Vista will certainly be unloaded in time for its following set up cruise ship trip from Galveston, Texas on July 27.
About the Boka Vanguard
The Boka Vanguard is the globe’s biggest semi-submersible ship distinctively placed to raise and also move very hefty freights in a completely dry and also secure way. It is one-of-a-kind because is has an open and also level demanding and also bow-less deck determining 275 meters by 70 meters enabling the vessel to raise and also move freight’s longer and also bigger than these deck measurements. By loading its ballast containers, the ship deck is immersed in a regulated way, enabling it to raise deep draft freights. This develops a choice for drydocking enabling maintenances to be securely and also effectively performed at a place where conventional completely dry dock choices are not readily available.