Salvaging a fender in Zeebrugge

Salvaging a fender in Zeebrugge

Due to bad weather, a ship collided with a fender in the outer harbour of Zeebrugge. The fender was damaged severely, luckely the quay wasn’t touched. The rubber blocks, used as shock absorbers, were torn loose, but the safety chains held. The fender was...
A damaged nose!

A damaged nose!

During dredging, the crew noticed that dredged material was lost from the split hopper barge.  SUBMAR was asked to carry out an underwater investigation of the closing mechanism in the barge. About halfway into the hopper, we discovered damage of the closing mechanism...
Deep into a dark tunnel

Deep into a dark tunnel

For several years already, the sheet pile walls of the tunnels of the Schipdonk Canal and the Leopold Canal in Zeebrugge have been treated against corrosion. Both canals are of great importance for the water management from Flanders to France.  Both tunnels run...
Sealing a leak in the Mercator lock

Sealing a leak in the Mercator lock

Between the beautiful historic station building and the neo-gothic St.Peter and Paul church in Ostend lies the Mercator Lock. Tis lock is the only access to the mercator dock and guards the water level over there.  The lock keeper had noticed that the water level in...