Storms upon the navy ship thecable.ng - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thecable.ng Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
EromoseleAbiodun writes that the N50 billion modular floating dockyard acquired by Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency to put an end to the huge cost of dry-docking outside the country has generated more controversy than the purpose for which it was acquired
To ensure seaworthiness of the ships, most ships are required to be dry docked twice every five years. Some ships may have dry-docking postponed or the intermediate dry-docking waived by performing an underwater inspection in Lieu of dry-docking.
Dry-docking a ship is a complex task. The ship weighs a lot and the weight must be spread evenly to the dock. While a ship is floating the pressure holding the ship afloat is spread throughout the entire underwater hull. While in dry dock the load is spread among wood blocks. There are also interferences such as transducers and irregularities such as flare at the bow. In order to dry dock the ship the dock master must be aware of the characteristics of the ship’s bottom
The Nigerian Navy has released major postings of its senior officers following the recent appointment of new Service Chiefs.
The major postings involved a total of 257 senior officers. The postings affected 60 rear admirals, 123 commodores and 74 captains.
In a statement yesterday, by Naval spokesperson, Sulemanterr Dahun, “Rear Admiral Francis Isaac, formerly the Navy Secretary, has been appointed Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters, while Rear Admiral Abraham Adaji, formerly Group Managing Director, Nigerian Navy Holdings Limited is now the Chief of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters.
“Rear Admiral Danjuma Dogonyaro moves to Naval Doctrine and Assessment Centre, Lagos as Admiral Superintendent, while Rear Admiral Taiye Imam has been reappointed Director of Administration, Naval Headquarters.
Nigerian Navy redeploys 257 rear admirals, commodores, others in major shake up
The Navy said 60 rear admirals, 123 commodores and 74 captains were affected by the redeployment. 4 min read
The Chief of Naval Staff, Awwal Gambo, has approved the redeployment of about 257 officers of the force, the Nation newspaper is reporting.
A statement by the Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Suleiman Dahun, on Saturday, said the exercise followed the appointment of new service chiefs.
The Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force had announced similar redeployments earlier in the month.
Mr Dahun, a commodore, said 60 rear admirals, 123 commodores and 74 captains were affected by the redeployment.
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