£500,000 overhaul

摘要

Half a million pounds has been spent on the winter overhaul of Royal Iris of the Mersey in a bid to extend the working life of the 54-year-old vessel and limit the cost of future maintenance. The work followed dry docking at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead for hull repairs and the application of an improved anti-fouling paint. Built originally as Mountwood for the Mersey crossing from Birkenhead's Seacombe and Woodside piers to Liverpool, she was given the traditional name when extensively refitted in 2000. The blades of Royal Iris's twin propellers have been retipped, and the Wartsila main engines and auxiliaries, which were also fitted in 2000, were stripped down for a 24,000 hours service.