During  the  month  of  June,  we  were  contacted  by  a Ship management company regarding one of her 37,332 tons bulk carrier.  The  vessel  suffered major underwater damage on its bulbous bow, fore peak tank and bow thruster compartment after a collision with the railroad Gamboa Bridge inside the Panama Canal.

Immediately  our  experienced  engineers  boarded  the  vessel along with the insurance and class surveyor to determine a work plan to be performed once the vessel got to the Cristobal inner anchorage.

The  divers  made  a  detailed underwater survey to determine the full scope of the damage.  The agreed proposal involved
making  arrestor  holes to all five ruptures and sealing them by fitting and welding, underwater doubler boxes, which were
custom made as per the deformed shape of the hull.

Internally  we  fitted  82 steel elements, as longitudinal and transversal reinforcements, in the collapsed structure inside the fore peak and bow thruster compartments.  The vessel was moved alongside the repair berth to pour approximately 11 m3of concrete to reinforce the collapsed compartments, the deformed areas inside the confined space, and the bottom plate.

The  repairs were completed to class and designated local superintendent satisfaction. Talleres Industriales, now more than ever, will put ourselves in our customers’ shoes, to make sure their vessels get to their final destinations on time.