Shipyard Work Continues

Work on connecting the new MAN Generators and CARRIER Chiller units continue onboard the Africa Mercy. The ship has now left drydock in is docked inside the shipyard.

Carrier Chiller unit in place ready to be wired up.

Genset in place and being hooked up. Deck plates going back in.

Cabling being run and getting in place to hook up.

photos Chuck Dodgen

Putting It All Together.

Special projects team members continue working on projects aboard the Africa Mercy in dry dock in Durban, South Africa.

Special project crew member, Arie Roest, works on
the electrical system for the control panels.



One of the two new Carrier air conditioning units being installed



Work has started putting down framing for the deck plating.

Note the steps that have been attached to the generator foundation



Controlmatic has mounted the control boxes for the generators in
preparation for wiring the system together. One of the gensets is visible in
the background and the box in the foreground



Shipyard workers continue readying more pipe for the project.

Photos courtesy of Mercy Ships and Chuck Dodgen.

Cabling Trays Being Mounted

Work is progressing on the wiring, cabling and reconnecting of the newly installed MAN Generator units onboard the Africa Mercy.

Cabling trays being mounted for the wiring of the units.

photos courtesy of Chuck Dodgen.

The Work Continues...

The four new MAN generators are now in position and being hooked up to fuel pipes, exhaust pipes and cables. Below is a shock absorber, on which the generator sits, which will help to reduce vibrations and noise. These shock absorbers are critical to absorb vibrations to ensure a quiet surround in the hospital and surgery suites.

Below, one of the two new Carrier air conditioning units, and (in the background) the hole in the ship's side through which they came.

Below, the smoke stack slowly changing shape, as six old exhaust pipes have been removed...

...(old exhaust pipes on the dock waiting to be taken away for scrap)...

...to be replaced by four new exhaust pipes for the four new generators.

Below, all these pipes and valves have to go back into the ship and be reconnected in the right order, to carry diesel fuel, heavy fuel, fresh water, salt water etc etc.

And so the work continues. Good luck shipyard workers and Africa Mercy crew!

Photos and text Olly Peet