The dredge, Steve N is back in service after being repaired by the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC).
A release yesterday from GNIC said that the Steve N is the largest vessel owned by the Maritime Administration Department and was dry-docked for the past eight weeks for repairs. The works were completed on time, within cost and specification.
The release said that when the vessel was dry-docked 40% of its hull needed critical repair while several other areas were also in need of urgent refurbishing. The dry-docking and active repair took approximately one month and was completed within the eight-week period. Shipyard Manager, Jagdesh Ramjag, said that GNIC was able to fully complete all the work and bring the vessel up to specification.
The release said that the scope of works carried out on the Steve N included:
* Fabrication works to hull, hopper and ballast tanks.
* Repairs to propulsion system: Propeller shafts, propellers , bushes and rudder.
* Sandblasting and painting of hull, hopper and main decks.
* Electrical works including installation of three 35,000 BTU air conditioning units, removal and installing of two generators and installing an Echosounder system.
The release said that the dredge, Steve N started its life in the same shipyard. One of the very engineers that worked on it this time around was there when the steel for its hull was originally being assembled. Ronald Bourne, consultant to the shipyard manager said that over the years he has been privileged to have worked on conducting preventative maintenance on the dredge, which has a “creative” history with the yard.
