maid was taken by giant transporter from the company’s works factory at Tahunanui to Monaco, about 3km away. The bridge and heli-pad supers'.ructure were dismantled and taken separately. At Monaco the supers | structure was spot-welded [back in position and the transporter, helped by bulldozers, backed the huge steel craft through t’ mud towvds a channel. When the transporter could go no further, the Little Mermaid was put on chocks to await: the incoming tide to float: ;her free. Asked whether the vessel) would have sufficient power from its twin diesels, Mr Dalhoff, with a twinkle in his eye, said these would push the vessel along about seven knots. “If we’re wanted in Indonesia, 1 suppose we r i always put an-j other engine on,” he said. )
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