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  • #91
    Originally posted by Goldie fish View Post
    I understand in the early days of the dockyard with an inexperienced workforce, a ship almost capsized in the drydock, when she slid off the blocks during refloat, and took on an extreme list. The tank situation was far from ideal for refloating, and it was only the impact against the railings around the dock that prevented a full capsize.

    This is where the shoring timbers atainst the hull sides come in useful...


    God that was lucky, frightening experience i'd say for the crew onboard more so than the dockyard workers. Any idea what size of a vessel it was??

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    • #92
      Originally posted by Goldie fish View Post
      I understand in the early days of the dockyard with an inexperienced workforce, a ship almost capsized in the drydock, when she slid off the blocks during refloat, and took on an extreme list. The tank situation was far from ideal for refloating, and it was only the impact against the railings around the dock that prevented a full capsize.

      This is where the shoring timbers atainst the hull sides come in useful...
      I remember that, I witnessed it! It was a trawler. The contents of some of the tanks were transfered to one side of the vessel by the crew, to allow work to be carried out on one of the tanks. However they failed to inform the dockyard. During refloating she shifted on the blocks and fell to the port side. I was standing on the shore talking to a colleague by phone, and I can assure you it was a shocking experience to watch. It took a couple of hours to correct the trim and it wasn't that long ago. No major damage though!
      Last edited by Test Pilot; 28 May 2007, 18:47.

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      • #93
        This would have been in the early 60s.


        Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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        • #94
          Originally posted by Goldie fish View Post
          This would have been in the early 60s.
          Ah, this happened again so! About four years ago!

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          • #95
            For Info


            Refurbishment of Graving Docks at Ringsend
            Ref: JUN086087 , Deadline: 09-Jul-07
            By Dublin Docklands Development Authority
            Document Type: Tender

            Refurbishment of lock and dock gates to graving docks & Camden lock, located at Grand Canal Harbour, RIngsend basin. Works include the full refurbishment of dock and river walls and installation of new dock and lock gates

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            • #96
              The degrading of Cork Dockyard continues. I notice today they have begun the process of removing the Rails on which the Recently "retired" crane by the Dry Dock travels.

              The optimist in me would like to think that they are removing the rails to replace the crane with one that travels on tyres, but Given they are currently using a Construction Crawler crane instead of a shipyard crane, I'm not holding out much hope.


              Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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              • #97
                Aren't the whole dockyard on protective notice as it is?

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                • #98
                  Huh?

                  Did you just travel in time back to 1986?


                  Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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                  • #99
                    I wish!


                    No, I heard that whatever employees that are there now, Cork Dockyard Holdings Ltd., are on protective notice. I may have been possibly drunk at the time.

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                    • My understanding is(and I'm open to correction) is that Cork Dockyard consists for the majority of casual workers, who make themselves available as work arises.

                      That said, the place could do with a few million to be thrown at it, to keep what useful equipment it has remaining, in working order.
                      Ship Repair work is there. Even when it comes by way of Port State Authority. In the last month alone there have been two ships that ended up being repaired there because they were sent there.


                      Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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                      • Fair enough, I don't know a whole lot about it. Pity it couldn't be saved and become viable again though.

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                        • I have heard the current owners are just waiting for those business that remain to pull out and move elsewhere so they can sell the land it sits on for development. One of the Major businesses that used to occupy a large portion of the site, who built timber frame homes, closed down only a few months ago. Another Engineering firm, that specialised in modules for the Pharma industry, also moved to another location last year.
                          It needs Serious investment to become capable of even the most basic of ship refit work, apart from the small scale work that is currently done there.
                          Of course, when we don't even have a Dept of the Marine any more, you wouldnt hold out much hope for any government encouragement of such investment.


                          Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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                          • wh
                            en we don't even have a Dept of the Marine any more
                            I've a challenge for you - name one European country with a Department of the Marine?

                            Ours existed from 1987 to 2002, and was solely a gimmick.

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                            • Originally posted by Aidan View Post
                              wh

                              I've a challenge for you - name one European country with a Department of the Marine?

                              Ours existed from 1987 to 2002, and was solely a gimmick.
                              Over here it's the Department of Transport!

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                              • Here too PMTTs ...

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