Divers in Epic Emergency Repair Journey

Divers and underwater welders from UMCs Rotterdam office made a flying start to 2002 with a gruelling 36 hour journey to the southern tip of Argentina where a ship owner faced the problem of a small corrosion hole compromising the watertight integrity of the hull plating.

The plate is seen after being successfully overhead welded into position.

Divers and underwater welders from UMCs Rotterdam office made a flying start to 2002 with a gruelling 36 hour journey to the southern tip of Argentina where a ship owner faced the problem of a small corrosion hole compromising the watertight integrity of the hull plating.