Tandanor, an Argentine shipyard located in the Dársena Sur of the Port of Buenos Aires, is advancing in the structural repair of the Panamanian-flagged chemical tanker Ginga Bobcat, which was involved in two separate accidents on the Paraná-Paraguay waterway.
In line with what was reported by the media outlet ArgenPorts, the work is concentrated on the bow of the vessel, one of the most damaged sectors following the incidents that placed it in the news spotlight.
The tasks on the hull include steel cutting, removal and replacement of plates, as well as the assembly of new structures, scaffolding, and work equipment in completely open areas. An intervention so that the unit can return to commercial activity.
Although no official details have emerged regarding the final scope of the work, the magnitude of the tasks reflects the severity of the series of incidents that occurred in May, when the vessel was involved in two accidents in just 12 days on the Paraná-Paraguay waterway.
The first episode occurred in early May, when the vessel collided with the tanker Helios off the town of Campana. The event raised alarms in the maritime and port sector due to the intense traffic in that stretch and because the Ginga Bobcat was carrying approximately 10,300 tons of sulfuric acid.
The vessel’s situation worsened just 12 days after that first collision. While anchored off Rosario, the Ginga Bobcat was again the center of an incident on the Paraná River when it was struck by a convoy being towed by the HB Perseus.
This succession of accidents on the navigable waterway highlighted the operational challenges of the region, before the vessel was finally transferred to the shipyard workshops to begin its current recovery phase.
