In 1980, two Buoy Dolphin systems were installed in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, to better enable large ships to moor alongside the newly constructed Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant (POL) Pier. These buoys were positioned about 175 feet from either end of the pier and have been used to secure the bow and stern lines of ships whose lengths exceed that of the pier. In early 1981, 11 fleet moorings were installed in the Diego Garcia lagoon to support the Navy's new Indian Ocean requirements. These latter 11 moorings consisted of 4 different classes of moorings comprised of 17 buoy systems. Fleet mooring maintenance actions undertaken in Diego Garcia in Nov 1984 included: removal of four fleet moorings, installation of cathodic protection (zinc anodes) on the wire rope anchor pendants which were to be left in place when these moorings were removed, change out of five other buoys, and replacement of an anchor chain subassembly of the POl-S Buoy Dolphin.
Diego Garcia Project Documentation Report
1985
27 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Ocean Sciences & Technology , Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Mooring buoys , Anchor chains , Piers , Fleets(Ships) , Mooring , Ships , Petroleum products , Buoys , Anodes , Zinc , Maintenance , Cathodic protection , Installation , Anchors , Indian ocean islands , Wire rope , Dolphins(Structures) , Diego Garcia