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Revision as of 20:55, 24 November 2013 by 2.50think (talk | contribs) (Added 2002 disaster)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Dubai Drydocks is a drydocks facility located adjacent to Port Rashid in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The idea for Dubai Drydocks began in 1971. After feasibility studies and construction, the facility opened in 1983. It is the only large drydocks facility in the Persian Gulf.Since it opened, the yard has repaired over 6000 vessels with a combined tonnage of 500 million tons. The Dubai Drydocks have been building new ships since 1994, and have since completed over 70 projects. The drydock also contains the Middle East's largest floating crane. On the 28 March 2002, one of the docks flooded during maintenance. The accident killed 26 and injured 150 workers. It's the deadliest industrial disaster in the United Arab Emirates.
References
- "About Dubai Drydocks". Dubai Drydocks. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- http://www.drydocks.gov.ae/en/portal/ship.repair.aspx
- http://www.drydocks.gov.ae/en/portal/new.building.aspx
- http://www.drydocks.gov.ae/en/portal/floating.sheerleg.crane.aspx
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1898132.stm
- http://www.ibew230.org/graphics2/dry_dock_disaster.pdf
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