Update!
Our ship was finally delivered yesterday. All the formalities were completed and she will set sail to Singapore, where she shall be dry docked for 2 weeks to clean the underwater hull and a fresh coat of paint shall be applied. Some minor works shall also be attended to. After that she will sail to China where the cranes shall be outfitted at the Guangzhou Shipyard.
Her sea-trials went super smooth and there were some pending works which were completed within 2 weeks. I was fortunate to be a part of the sea trial crew and was onboard the ship in the Arabian Sea. The trials lasted 3 days and several tests were carried out. After the third day, she was anchored. After a point, we were getting frustrated (no land around, no communication, no internet, no chicks = HELL!) so the crew were shuttling between the yard and the ship on small tugs.
I have managed to click a few snaps and a video. Some of you may have already seen them on my FB uploads.
Feel free to ask anything.
At anchorage:
Yours truly on the tug:
From a distance:
Sunset from top of the bridge:
Inside the ship's engine room (the sea-green colored equipment on the left is one of the main DGs):
Another shot which shows the second DG as well:
The HFO (heavy fuel oil), LO (lube oil) and MDO (marine diesel oil) separators to remove the dirt and impurities:
The main engine which is the single most expensive component inside the ship and the most heaviest as well weighing at 125000 kg. Spans over three floors:
The piston of the engine (measures 460 mm outer diameter; that's roughly half a meter!):
The engine control room (ECR in short); things are still a bit messy before we left. That is the main switchboard (MSB) to the right:
The rear side of the MSB (messy like I said before):
Her mess room; the crew have their daily meals here (I have designed the layouts inside these cabins. Essentially anything and everything that goes into the living quarters including choosing the colors of the furniture, upholstery, curtains, carpets etc.
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The Chief Engineer's day room (that door towards the right leads to his bedroom which has a double-bed, a cupboards and the modular washroom -toilet):
The washroom and toilet: small but serves its purpose:
The Captain's day room:
The cold chamber (this is the veg. room which is maintained at 3'C; there's a similar meat room which has an operating temperature of -21'C):
[video=vimeo;61330972]https://vimeo.com/61330972[/video]
Well, that's about it I guess. This is the third ship we've built and delivered. Plenty more to go. Good times ahead.
