Originally Posted by
marky
I have a feeling that the Mersey Venture was having some repair work to one of its' propellers...I seem to recall one of them was very shiny (maybe new?). The tide was out a very long way at the time.
It's the only time I've seen a ship at that location, right up against the river wall opposite the Kings dock car park.
If it needed work on the propeller it would be towed into dry dock, as there is no lifting gear around there. It is a suction dredger. Was it dredging around the Canning river locks?
They may have been inspecting the rudder/props. A cheap way to do it rather than pay for a dry dock. It takes time to pump out all that water and and then refill.
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The Venture mainly does the Liverpool Bay channels.
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