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Astrakhan

A Holyhead tug visits a ship-lift on the Volga

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A few holes everywhere
A few holes here
A few holes there
Almost there
Astrakhan housing
Bridge approach
Checking the lift machinery
Checking the trolley mounts
Checking under the shiplift table
Crane
Dockyard crane
Dockyard crane 2
Dutch barge in the yard
Even more swimming
Female crane driver
Full PPE
In position
Bridge
Bridge
Health & Safety 1
Health & Safety 2
Holyhead tug, being towed
Bridge
Luck miss - keel box coolers
More swimming
Moving across to the shiplift table
Moving into position
Nearly there
No stopping at any time
Oil boom
Out of the water
Paid for by shipyard profits
Preparing for the lift
Ready for the 5-year special drydocking survey
Safety boots
Shiplift
Checking the lift machinery
Checking the lift machinery
Swimming on a hot day
Swing mechanism
Tank cleaners
The German Bridge, Astrakhan
The shiplift slipway
The ship-lift starts
The shiplift
The shipyard
The Volga, Astrakhan
Towing tug
Under the shiplift table
Boat
Volga tributary
What's he standing on?

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