Power The Vision: Closing The Hole In The Hull

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Closing The Hole In The Hull

With all the generator sets safely onboard, a welding team
welded the entry hole in the hull of the Africa Mercy shut.

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Why?

Because the Africa Mercy is a converted Danish rail ferry, built in 1980, it had become essential to replace the on-board power generators in order to provide the vessel with a reliable supply of power and enable it to remain in service.

From now on, the ship’s power supplies will be provided by four 5L21/31 type MAN engines, each with an output of 1,000 kW (1,360 hp).

They will be mounted in such a way as to cause minimum vibration, as any vibration transmitted to the operating theatres could make the surgeons’ task more difficult.

The engines are due to be installed when the vessel puts into port in South Africa as of September 2010.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Closing The Hole In The Hull

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