Bakker Repair + Services rewinds bow thruster on Maasdam cruise ship
For more than 140 years, Holland America Line has been taking guests to exotic destinations around the world. During one of her travels, the cruise ship Maasdam experienced bow thruster problems. Holland America Line requested Bakker Repair + Services’s assistance to resolve this situation and a service engineer quickly traveled to Canada to analyse the situation on board the cruise ship. After a visual inspection it was discovered that the rotor bars had damaged the stator windings. Therefore, the recommendation was made to rewind both the stator and rotor of the bow thruster.
Bakker Repair + Services immediately started planning to rewind the bow thruster with the least possible disturbance for passengers and crew. In consultation with Holland America Line, the decision was made to replace the coils of the stator on board during a cruise trip through the Mediterranean Sea and to rewind the rotor in their workshop in Sliedrecht. A team of rewinders boarded the Maasdam in Tenerife to start repairing the stator; the rotor had already been repaired and shipped to Spain. During a regular stop in Spain, the team brought the rotor on board the ship and upon the cruise ship’s arrival in Greece, the team had finished repairing the stator. The next step entailed quickly assembling the bow thruster and finish assembling before arriving in Malta. The visit at this port provided a short time frame to align the bow thruster.
After aligning, the team shock fasted the bow thruster during the cruise ship’s visit to Gozo with once again a short window of time in order to not deviate form the cruise schedule. Finally, the team successfully commissioned the bow thruster and disembarked in Sardinia with the captain and crew of the Maasdam thrilled that they could continue their journey without any disruptions.