Colombo Dockyard to repair Ocean Research Vessel Sagar Kanya

COLOMBO Dockyard Limited (CDL) operating in collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd. Japan is currently busy with major retrofit repairs to Ocean Research Vessel Sagar Kanya owned by the National Centre for Antarctic Ocean Research, India and managed by the Shipping Corporation of India.

CDL ventured into Offshore engineering projects in year 2003, starting off successfully with major lay-up repairs to Mobile Offshore Drill Unit Sagar Vijay, thereafter earlier this year CDL successfully completed a mega project of retrofit repairs to Floating Dock Navy -1 owned by the Indian Navy.

Successful completions of these landmark projects have established CDL as a key player in the offshore repair sector.

Currently CDL is now fully engaged in the final phase of testing and trials on the ORV. Sagar Kanya. In order to carry out the complex retrofit repairs on ORV Sagar Kanya, she was accommodated in CDL's 125,000 DWT drydock and subsequently redocked in the 30,000 Dwt drydock for completion of repairs.

The major retrofit repair scope involves installation of a new dynamic positioning System from Konsberg Norway, upgrading of vessel's existing bow thrusters from 850KW (existing) to 1,200KW (New) and installation of retractable Azimuth thruster 1,000 KW from Brunvoll, installation of specialised multi-beam echo sounder purpose built for research work and complete replacement of all five generators with New Watsila generators (5 Nos. x 1,000 KW).