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| Saturday, 25 September 2004 |
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Floating Dock undergoing repairs at CDL Floating Dock 1 owned by Indian navy is undergoing retrofit repairs at Colombo Dockyard. This is considered the largest single project undertaken by CDL. The total contract value will amount to US $ 13.84 million. This is also the first job that the Indian Navy has awarded to CDL, strengthening the bilateral relationship between the two countries. The Floating Dock arrived at Colombo Dockyard Limited on May 19 has been docked at 125,000 D WT of dock No. 4 of CDL. To facilitate unique projects of this nature, the company has created a special segment within the CDL namely Offshore Engineering. The floating dock built by IHI Japan sank during routine operations in November 06, 2002, when the ballast control system failed, leading to uncontrolled trim, resulting in flooding of wing-wall compartments and consequent sinking of the dock at the moored location in Port Blair, Andaman Islands. The dock was salvaged in early February last year, after being submerged over 3 months under water', said Director CEO, Mangala Yapa. Floating Dock - 1 (FDN -1) is of 188.70 meters in length and 40.00 meters in breadth. The broad work scope consists of renewal of over 1000 tons of steel and rejuvenation of equipment and machinery and installation of a new ballast control system to bring the floating dock back to its original operational state. (SP). |
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