I found the most exciting news on my friend Olly's blog! We met Olly and his family on the Anastasis in 2004 and have remained friends ever since.
The new Mercy Ship, M/V Global Mercy,
has had its launching ceremony at the China Shipbuilding Corporation
yard in Tianjin Xingang. At 37,000 tonnes, it is twice the size of the Africa Mercy!
Ship building fascinates me: the new ship's hull was built in 5 sections
(first photo), and then welded together in a dry dock, and then the
superstructure was added. Second photo is of the pipework that goes into
the engine room, and some of the tanks (either ballast, fuel, water etc
tanks).
Third photo is of the completed ship. Now a long period of fitting out is ahead!
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