Our agents on the waterfront conspired with our agent in the rigging to bring us a wonderful one-two combination of pictures.
The cruise ship Carnival Spendor just entered the big drydock in San Francisco, where she will undergo major repairs -- including an engine replacement. Ouch!
Remember the Carnival Spendor? That's the infamous ship that spent four days adrift last November after an onboard fire disabled her propulsion 200 miles south of San Diego. With 3299 passengers and 1167 crew trapped aboard, the US Navy diverted the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to provision the stricken ship with food and supplies. (Fresh shrimp cocktails for the buffet? Delivered by the Gipper??)
All kidding aside, it was a bad scene.
But now it's time to make the ship new again. It will cost $56 million and take 4 to 6 weeks, but in the end the Carnival Splendor will get a new diesel engine and two alternators. The new motor arrived via a gigantic Antonov An-124 that landed on Saturday at San Francisco International Airport.
Happily, our friend SF Emperor was on hand to witness that scene:
Photos: Dave6, Alan Grinberg, and SF Emperor
Hat Tips: gCaptain and SF Citizen
Transport geek overdose!!!
* faints *
Posted by: Kurt Brown | 25 January 2011 at 10:54 AM
The Dream had been possible thanks to Priano Marchelli Logistics and Blue Water Shipping ...so Cruise & Marine Logistic Network belonging to both Companies.
Posted by: Randy Tucker | 26 January 2011 at 06:33 AM
I doubt they shipped the whole engine, because each engine is supposeedly an 12000 KW Wartsila 12v46. That is a 175 ton engine...25 tons beyond the capability of the newer AN-124.
Perhaps they are re-using some components from the burnt engine? Intake Manifolds, etc?
Neat pics! Thanks!
Posted by: Douglas | 27 January 2011 at 10:08 PM
An article at www.cruisebusiness.com says the engine was 96 tons; the generators were 110 tons. There are also more photos of the AN-124 with this cargo.
Posted by: Scott H | 29 January 2011 at 12:01 PM