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Work on the pontoons is completed Following work on the port pontoon where workers polished up the propeller and completed other previously scheduled maintenance items, the cofferdam was prepared for transfer to the starboard pontoon (for earlier entry, see page 2). |
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When work on the starboard pontoon is completed, the process of raising the cofferdam out of the water gets underway. Large yellow balloons are used to detach the cofferdam from the pontoon, with a team of experienced marine experts and frogmen managing the operation. |
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Here, the photographer captures the action from above, at the stern of the launch deck on the platform. |
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With the support of a barge-based crane and heavy-duty moving truck, the 50-metric ton (about 110,000 lbs) cofferdam is brought to a parking lot on site, where it will be stored until needed again in the future.
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