Astican completes work on African Inspiration
Work was recently completed by Astican on African Inspiration, an Offshore Support Vessel registered and sailing under the flag of Nigeria. The ship is operated by Marine Platform Limited, which offers a wide range of services to the offshore oil industry in Nigeria and West Africa ranging from completions and sub-sea services to vessel chartering services. It also operates two subsea support vessels, Siem Marlin and African Vision, both also repaired by Astican.

African Inspiration on arrival at Astican
Works carried out includes:
Hull Treatment; Cleaning and scraping
Accommodations, superstructure, cranes and hull coating
Sewage tank blasting and painting
LFL tanks blasting and painting
Valves overhauling
Fuel tank cleaning & gas free and tank repair
Cleaning and disinfection on fresh water tanks and domestic lines EPSCO cleaning
Main engine water tanks heaters upgrade
Palfinger cargo crane pipes renewals
Bow thrusters, retractable thruster and azimut thrusters overhauling and polishing
Miscellaneous piping upgrade
Cranes walkway fabrication and install
Electrical motors overhauling and bearing renewals.
Cranes, lifeboat and lifeboat davits, gangways load test
Anti-piracy mesh screen renewals
Anchor chains calibration and report