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Rudder
being taken into position after the stock & lower guiding pintle
tapers were bedded individually in the cast blocks in rudder frame.
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New
rudder stock being taken into position after it was machined to suit vessels
original stock dimensions as per drawings provided by the Owners. The
vessel was beleguarded after she suffered rudderstock failure after fifteen
years in service. probable cause due to heavy corrosion of the shaft in
the way of dissimilar metals leading to a development of creeping crack
resulting into shearing off of the stock just above lower S. S. chrome
liner.
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Preparatory arrangements to unship the rudder of multibulk carrier in afloat condition for removal & rectification of defective rudder stock.
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Ship's
cracked rudder frame & stringer including wrapper plate being renewed
under Class inspection on a 40,000 DWT Chemical Tanker.
