When Carnival Cruise Line’s standard Carnival Vista wanted repairs to the ship’s most important propulsion system, they went about it a bit otherwise. Carnival will use a floating dry dock; one thing not beforehand accessible for ships needing repairs. It’s all potential as a consequence of Netherlands-based Boskalis, a worldwide chief in marine options.
“This groundbreaking process made potential by Boskalis is a revolutionary manner to make sure Carnival Vista’s repairs are accomplished in a secure, well timed and environment friendly method, so the ship can resume her standard seven-day schedule,”
Lars Ljoen, Carnival Cruise Line Marine Operations
The process concerned loading the 133,500 ton ship onto a semi-submersible heavy transport vessel, Boka Vanguard, after which docking the vessel on the Grand Bahama shipyard for the restore work.
It’s an attention-grabbing process, with every step detailed on this video:
The precise first-time occasion went off and not using a hitch too:
Boka Vanguard arrived in Bahamian waters on Friday, July 5 to organize for Carnival Vista’s arrival on July 12. The loading, transport and repairs had been anticipated to take roughly two weeks, permitting Carnival Vista to return to Galveston in time for her July 27 voyage, presently underway.
