Great Photo. What makes an impression on me is the size of the dock!!!. It looks like to me that they could park two of these babies next to each other in it. Keep em coming.

Thanks, Emmanuel. It's all in perspective - sometimes these big babies don't look so big until you put them next to some familiar thing... :)

Cheers

Vlad

Great photo my friend. To appreciate the gigantic size of the vessel, compare the blue truck, it could fit easily into the opening of her anchor.
regards
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Seen a hatch caved in when testing-Tank was empty-pump still running-No vent open

Good questions, MattyBoy. When the dock is flooded, no one checks for possible leaks. Why? Because hull water tightness has been checked before, by pressurizing the specific compartments and checking for leaks. All this is carefully recorded, and then there's also the underwater part of the hull visual inspection, and all the plugs are also checked for tightness.

It can happen, though, that something gets forgotten, and then you have a big problem (but that I've seen only in ship repair).

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Vlad

Oh, and a very impressive photo I might add. You are very fortunate to be able to roam around the 'birthing yards'. ;-)

So when the dock is flooded how do they check for leaks around the hull? Are there sensors where the bulkheads join or actual humans checking for water ingress ?

TIA

Thanks for your comments, Roy and finn321!

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Vlad

Big like! Nice to see her underwater hull...

Nice shot Vlad, thanks.
Cheers,
Roy