The Total Marine Solutions(TMS)team of Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO), one of the leading engineering companies in Sri Lanka successfully concluded a complex repair of two MTU Engines, on a super luxury yacht based in a remote island in the Maldives, clearly defining DIMO’s stance and capabilities in extending their services to the region.
A number of shipyards had been reluctant to take on this particular project as the owners came forth with very specific repair requirements.
The yacht in question was an Azimut 98 Leonardo and the design of the yacht in particular did not provide engine room access for the engines to be taken out during an overhaul. This would have meant cutting open the ship’s hull in order to take out the two engines. The owners did not want to attempt this, as it could have affected the appearance of the luxury yacht.
The TMS team under took the project and subsequently devised an innovative solution by fabricating a special tool that could turn the engine inside the engine room in order to carry out the overhauling of both engines in situ.
Although repairs of this nature is generally conducted in dry docks or slipways, enduring very high costs, the TMS team carried out this activity while the vessel was afloat. One engine had completely seized due to oil starvation, damaging the crankshaft and the engine block.
Commenting on the success of the recent repair undertaken by TMS, Chairman & Managing Director of DIMO Ranjith Pandithage stated, “World class brands require world class people to manage and patronize the brand in any market. This epitomizes our capability, core competencies and quality of workmanship in the field of engineering.” Cheval Blanc Randheli in the Maldives assigned the overhaul of the yacht to DIMO TMS . Following the success of the project, Director of Engineering of Cheval Blanc Randheli Nalin Maheepala stated, “Working with the DIMO TMS team was a pleasure as they were very professional and were able to execute the service by utilizing limited facilities and resources at their harbour and that too within a limited time frame.”
Customarily, a standardized process needs to be adhered to when taking out the engines of a boat of this calibre in order to conduct a repair job. Following completion of the overhaul, sea trials were carried out to ascertain the performance of the Diesel Engines and the vessel successfully achieved the design speed of 24 Knots. Commenting on the job, Director / General Manager of DIMO Roshan Fernando, indicated that the project took three and half months to complete.DIMO branched out into marine engineering over 30 years ago and has established a reputation as the leader in its field.
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