Recently Dive Marine Services attended to a vessel calling Singapore that required urgent attention. They experienced noise and vibrations from the propulsion system. When a ship’s propeller is damaged it becomes imbalanced which reduces the vessel’s performance and efficiency and leaves it prone to severe vibrations that can lead to bearing failure of the main shaft. This ultimately hinders the vessel from continuing operations with off-hire and other costs or delays as possible results.
Here in Singapore, the sight of countless large ships moored or docked in our waters is a sight we rarely take notice of – it’s simply part of our daily environment and the basic fabric of our economy. Most observers won’t be aware of the countless thousands of marine professionals who sustain these ships.