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Mutah RoRo Mooring Project - Aqaba Diving Services

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Aqaba diving services tec diving team completed 37 dives to between 45 and 75m to complete the underwater work of a new mooring for RoRo ships at the Mutah floating berth. This is the floating dock near the Power Station dive site that many grain ships and also the live sheep transport ships use (hence the name " Mutah ") This ensured that the coral near the Power Station dive site and Dorits Deep did not get broken. The job was successfully completed on the 2nd July 2008. Tec Team members Everette Ingram and George Ionita helped Rod on the project.
Black Iris on finished mooring

Blocks are correctly in line

Anchor and chain

Shackled blocks together

Top link chain shackled

Sand area for 18 ton block C

Joining block D to block B

Chains crossed!

Shackled successfully
First 18 ton block in position

Chain to be shackled

Blocks have moved overnight!

Shackled blocks together

Anchor chained shackled

Sand area for 18 ton block D

Joining block D to block B

New solution spotted

The final shackle goes in
Main 7 ton mooring block in position

Correct position

New solution

Bottom link chain shackled

Lift bags used

Block D in position behind block B

Three 18 ton block in position

Chain block C to block A

Final decompression - job completed

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