Davie crews labored round the clock, seven days every week, to restore the STQ ferry as shortly as doable
Lévis, Quebec, primarily based Davie Shipbuilding Canada Inc. has redelivered the Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) ferry MV Félix-Antoine-Savard after repairs that required over 30,000 hours of labor, and the substitute of 28 tons of metal.
The ferry, which operates between L’Isle-aux-Coudres and Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive in Quebec, was involved in a grounding incident on February 17. Though it managed to free itself some 90 minutes later, it required what turned out to be intensive repairs,
Davie crews labored round the clock, seven days every week, to restore the MV Félix-Antoine-Savard as shortly as doable in order that it might be put again into service. This fixed rotation of labor significantly shortened the ship’s drydocking interval, lowering the initially scheduled restore time by about 10 days.
At STQ’s request, Davie carried out extra work moreover the required repairs, such because the restoration of the strict thruster, full substitute of the davit and superstructure repairs.
Completion of the undertaking was incident-free, with Davie’s groups making use of rigorous preventive measures all through the notably advanced repairs.
“I am proud of the thoroughness and professionalism demonstrated by our teams throughout the repair process on the MV Félix-Antoine-Savard,” stated Davie CEO James Davies. “Our employees worked with a real sense of urgency to meet the expectations of the Société des traversiers du Québec and the people of L’Isle-aux-Coudres.”
“We are very pleased with the cooperation between the STQ and Davie, and with the work carried out by the teams to bring the MV Félix-Antoine-Savard back into service as quickly as possible. As promised, the vessel will be able to head back to L’Isle-aux-Coudres-Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive crossing in the coming days. Once again, I would like to thank Davie and the STQ teams for all their hard work,” added Greta Bédard, President and CEO of the STQ.
