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LUMUT (Bernama): The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) conducted a medical evacuation operation to help a crew member of a tanker ship who was severely injured after falling off a ballast tank at 31.7 nautical miles off Pulau Jarak here on Friday (Aug 13). ....
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OVERVIEW Large areas of the ballast tanks on board a major crude oil tanker were suffering from severe corrosion. These areas had to be repaired with a coating system which would provide long-lasting performance and protection from further corrosion. CHALLENGE In many of the tanks, the corroded spots were significant and often in hard-to-reach areas; making them difficult to prepare effectively ahead of coating application. A coating solution which could be applied on large, minimally prepared surface patches was required. The project was carried out in high temperature conditions with exposure to high relative humidity. SOLUTION The surface was prepared using a combination of hydroblasting and mechanical power tooling, to WJ-3 and St 3 standards respectively. ....