Cochin stopover – Jewel of Muscat

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Cochin stopover

001 The Jewel is emptied of stores and equipment

002 Babu Sankaran helps remove the masts

003 It's a tricky operation

004 One slip and the ship could be badly damaged

005 One mast is gently lowered

006 Each teak mast weighs three quarters of a tonne

007 The masts are laid next to the dry dock

008 The ship's ballast must be removed too

009 Even with a crane it's a big job

010 Jewel will share the dry dock with a tug

011 Jewel in dry dock ready for inspection

012 Jewel leaving dry dock

013 The main mast is lowered back in

014 Stepping the main mast

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