Star Princess

Cascade General performed emergency repairs on the 804-foot (245 m) Star Princess, which sustained extensive damage when it ran aground near Juneau, Alaska.

Repairs included dry docking on Cascade General's Dry Dock 4; removal and replacement of more than 210 tons (190 tonnes) of damaged steel; and repairs on the starboard intermediate shaft, tail shaft and propeller.

Steel repairs were performed around the clock, with careful shift overlap. Because the 650 feet (198 m) of damaged hull steel was close to the centerline of the keel, scrapping and renewal occurred in three phases. Each phase required precalculated shifting of keel blocks.

The intermediate shaft was cold straightened in Cascade General's machine shop - a process most shipyards can't accomplish in-house. This saved the owner millions of dollars.

"The vessel's builders and crew told us repairs would take at least two months," said Julie Benson, Princess Cruises' Public Affairs Director. "Cascade General completed the job within a month."

Cascade General provides a wide range of ship repair services to the cruise line industry. We guarantee close, personal supervision of every project.

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