Passenger Ship Technology

Ben-my-Chree undergoes bow thruster repairs

Taken from: Passenger Ship Technology Spring 2012


The Isle of Man Steam Packet Co vessel Ben-my-Chree spent three days in drydock at UK yard Cammell Laird in December. One Wärtsilä bow thruster, damaged by ingested debris last May, had been removed in drydock in June. The vessel continued to operate using the remaining bow thrusters while Wärtsilä repaired the damaged unit. Isle of Man Steam Packet Co’s chief executive, Mark Woodward, explained, “In November, Wärtsilä indicated that the bow thruster wo....

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