It has been a busy few months for our marine engineering and diving services teams. We completed multiple projects such as:
Port inspection, repair and maintenance works
Vessel inspections and emergency repairs
Power station inspection, repair and maintenance
Outfall installation and inspection works
Bridge inspections and repairs
General diving works i.e. connection of navigation buoys, inspection and repair of mooring systems
Here is a sample of the works completed:
Port inspection, repairs and maintenance works
Irish Sea Contractors is the leading port diving contractor in Ireland, with framework agreements in place with both Dublin Port and Rosslare Europort. The team has also been carrying out works in Greenore Port. Over the past few months work has included:
Underwater concrete works to repair undermining on pier walls
Berth and ramp inspection surveys
Anode installation works
For the next few months, the team has a busy schedule carrying out concrete repairs, inspections, and anode installation works.
Power station works
Over the past couple of months, we have completed works on multiple power stations for clients such as ESB, SSE, APC. The works included:
Underwater concrete works to repair stilling basin floor
Underwater survey inspections
Cleaning of dam beam rails, coarse gates, and bottom sills
Removal of debris and replacement of rope to secure boom
Inspection and cleaning of fisheries intake screen
Inspection of turbine runner and throat area
Visual and CTV inspections of intake pipes
Vessel inspections and emergency repairs
Over the past 3 months, the ISC team has carried out inspections and repair works on 10 vessels. The vessels included passenger ferries, RORO cargo, offshore supply vessel, fishing vessel, bulk carrier, container ship. Our team mobilised for emergency repairs which included:
Inspection and repair of sensor after vessel ran aground
Removal of obstructions such as ropes and fishing gear
Other vessel works included:
Classified underwater surveys to DNV and Bureau Veritas standards
Installation and removal of steel plates
Paint sample collection
Outfall pipe installation works
ISC completed diving support works for Van Oord on the outfall pipe installation off Arklow, Co. Wicklow Ireland. The team completed works such as underwater inspection surveys, installation of the risers/protection frames, covering of the pipe with rock armour.
In addition, the ISC team carried out an inspection of the shaft wall and completed underwater cutting of 23 sheet piles for Ward & Burke, cutting the sheet piles of the cofferdam to the closest point possible to the concrete level on the inside of the cofferdam.
General diving projects
In addition, the team also completed works such as:
Repair of chains on swimming raft
Connecting navigation buoys with chains to mooring points
Bridge inspection and repair works
Inspection and repair of mooring systems
