PrimeServ Courses Prove to be Big Hit with Argentinian Navy

摘要

The ARA Almirante Irizar is an Ar-gentinian Navy (Armada Republica Argentina) icebreaker and was built in 1975 in Finland. During the Falk-lands war (1982), the ship served as a troop transport and, later on, a hospital ship. In 2002, the icebreaker became known for its attempted rescue of the vessel 'Magdalena Oldendorff', a support ship for the 20th Indian Antarctic Expedition which became trapped in pack ice. Even though the Almirante Irizar ultimately failed to free the vessel, it successfully managed to move it to a safer position for overwintering and supply it with medicine and food until the ice melted and it could sail free. In 2007, the Almirante Irizar went out of service due to a serious fire outbreak in its auxiliary generator compartment. After a long journey back to the dock, the Argentinian Navy made it to their mission to repair the Almirante Irizar. During repairs, they made the decision to replace the original engines with new 32/40 and 23/30 units from MAN Diesel & Turbo.