Carnival Vista docking and repair
AqualisBraemar were recently involved in the successful float-on of the 133,596 GT cruise ship Carnival Vista onto the Boka Vanguard, the largest semi-sub heavy-lift ship of its type in the world.
AqualisBraemar were appointed on behalf of Underwriters to provide the Marine Warranty Surveys (MWS) and the machinery inspection surveys. The excellent teamwork and pre-planning between Carnival, Boskalis and AqualisBraemar enabled the safe load-on and lift of the vessel.
Due to a lack of available dry docks in the area, a novel solution was proposed by Carnival to charter the Boka Vanguard to be used as a temporary dry dock to accomplish the repairs and get the Carnival Vista back in service as soon as possible. The Boka Vanguard, with its innovative open-ended main deck, was the only heavy lift vessel with the capacity to perform the required operations on a cruise ship of this size.
The load-on took place offshore Freeport, Grand Bahamas on July 13 with Guy Noble (Senior Principal Naval Architect), John Walker (Managing Director, Marine) and Ashanti Storr (Marine Engineer Surveyor) in attendance.
The repairs to the Azipod unit are progressing well and the vessel is planned to be floated off over the coming weekend.
Check out the highlights video of the float-on, courtesy of Boskalis
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AqualisBraemar ASA (OSE: Aqua) is a public listed company that, through its subsidiaries and associates, offers adjusting, marine, offshore and renewables consultancy services to the energy, shipping and insurance industries. The group employs specialist engineers, naval architects, master mariners, loss adjusters and technical consultants in 48 offices located across 5 continents in 33 countries. AqualisBraemar ASA operates under three distinct brands globally:
- AqualisBraemar: a leading adjusting, marine and offshore consultancy to the energy, shipping and insurance industries
- AqualisBraemar Yacht Services: a specialised marine consultant to the superyacht market
- Offshore Wind Consultants: an independent consultancy to the offshore renewables sector