I’ve been extremely busy at work, which has been preempting my operating time. The Coast Guard Cutter Washington recently started a maintenance availability, and I’ve been acting as the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) and Port Engineer.
A couple weeks ago, the ship was hauled from the water with two large floating cranes, each rated 100 tons each. The larger of the two cranes was built in 1944 - old technology that still works!
Moving the ship into position
Using the fork lift as a tow truck
In position - time to hoist
The propellers clear the water
Clear of the water - all movement stops for 10 minutes to make sure everything is holding satisfactorily
Pivoting the barges to bring the ship to the pier - the cranes stay locked in position
Almost there...
getting closer...
All done - time for lunch!
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This post was written by admin on June 18, 2011
