The twin-hull hefty lift vessel VB-10,000 will certainly be made use of for reducing and also raising procedures [Photo by U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer John D. Miller]
The biggest hefty lift vessel ever before integrated in the UNITED STATE, the twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran VB-10,000, made and also had by Versabar Inc., New Orleans, has actually gotten here in the Port of Fernandina, Fla., to undertake last alterations and also checks prior to going toSt Simons Sound, Ga., where it will certainly be made use of to eliminate the capsized auto provider Golden Ray.
According to the Unified Command (USCG, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Gallagher Marine Systems) servicing the salvage job, the vessel’s 2 255-foot high gantries will certainly utilize sizes of chain to reduce the tipped over vessel Golden Ray right into 8 items and also raise them onto barges for transport to Louisiana for reusing.
The Unified Command has actually been mounting an overall of 16 training lugs on the hull of the auto provider (2 per area) that will certainly be made use of as a link factor in between the rigging of the VB-10,000 twin-gantry catamaran, and also each area of theGolden Ray The lugs are made to disperse the weight of each area throughout the cutting and also training procedures.
