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| 2008-10-23 |
| QUEEN MARY 2 docking at Blohm + Voss Repair |
| During the night of October 23 to 24, 2008, the longest ocean liner worldwide, the QUEEN MARY 2, will be docked at dry dock ELBE 17 of Blohm + Voss Repair, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. At about 23:50 h on October 23, the QUEEN MARY 2 will be at the entrance of dry dock ELBE 17 ready to be manoeuvred into the dock. At about 0:50 h, October 24, when the tide has reached its highest level, the ocean liner will be floated into the dock. |
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The ocean liner will stay in the
dock until November 13, 2008 for the „Refit 2008“. Among others, the four
Mermaid propulsion pods - two of them fixed and the other two azimuthing - will
be partly disassembled and subjected to a general overhaul. In addition, the
four stabilizer units and three bow thrusters will be maintained. Various other
works as required by the classification society as well as a comprehensive
preservation program will be completed as well. Upon completion, the QUEEN MARY
2 will be fit for service once again for another five years.
On November 13, 2008, at about 16:00
h, the QUEEN MARY 2 will leave the dock for Southampton to start the next
transatlantic passage to New York
on November 15, 2008, at 17:00 h.
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