Underwater rudder operation in Dubai

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Hydrex diver performing welding work on the rudder.

Underwater rudder operation in Dubai

Hydrex as contacted by the owner of a 193-meter roro ship to secure both rudders of the vessel. This would allow the OEM to safely perform repairs on the rudders from inside the engine room. A team of the company’s divers therefore mobilized to Jebel Ali, Dubai to perform the operation during the ship’s stop.

The manufacturer needed to work on both rudders and they needed to be disconnected for this. Hydrex...

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