TSHD Tommy Norton visits Austal Yard for scheduled maintenance
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) โ๐ง๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ปโ visited the Austal yard in Brisbane recently for scheduled maintenance.

The team from the ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ assisted with an inspection of the bottom doors and servicing of Impressed Current Anti Fouling (ICAF) and Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) systems.
The ICAF system prevents marine growth on the box coolers and the ICCP system fights corrosion encountered on the underwater structure of a ship.

The hopper dredger was delivered to Gippsland Ports by Damen in 2017