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Wight Shipyard Showcases Capabilities During Wight Ryder Refit
By Adam Richardson
East Cowes Wight Shipyard Co has showcased its maintenance and repair capabilities by completing the refit of a cross-Solent ferry.
The Wightlink FastCat catamaran, Wight Ryder 1, underwent its annual refit in mid-November in a turnaround taking under three weeks.
A refit is a process in which an operator undertakes maintenance and inspections to ensure that a vessel is safe and reliable for operation.
During this year s refit of Wight Ryder 1, Portsmouth s Trafalgar yard was used by the Island-based team, to complete necessary tasks such as conducting maintenance on bow thrusters and upgrades to hydraulic systems.