MS Combi Dock III is a semi-submersible heavy-lift ship, a specialized cargo vessel of Harren & Partner, Bremen.[1] [2] The vessel belongs to the Combi Dock Type and has a sister ship Combi Dock I, both vessels were built by Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven, Germany in 2008-2009 after the hulls had been completed by Christ S.A., Gdansk.
Combi Dock Type vessels have Lo-Lo / Ro-Ro / Flo-Flo (Lift on - Lift off / Roll on - Roll off / Float on - Float off) capabilities with a stern ramp. Combi Dock III is equipped with two cranes able to lift each 350 tons and one crane to lift 200 tons for a combined maximum lift of 700 tons.[3] It has a cargo hold of 132 x 18 x 9.4 meters and can sail with an open hatch.
On 16 July 2013, during a storm, the Combi Dock III broke free of her moorings and damaged the submarine HMAS Sheean (SSG 77) at the Australian Marine Complex.[4] Combi Dock III was impounded by the Australian government until 13 September, when the owners agreed to pay for the damage.[4]
In July–August 2017, the Combi Dock III transported the sailing vessel Peking for repairs and permanent display from New York City to Germany.[5]
Combi Dock III is the third ship of the Combi Dock series. Combi Dock II and IV have been converted into offshore support vessels and renamed.
| Combi Dock Vessels | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Builder / Building Nr. | IMO Nr. | Owner/Operator | Year built | Later names | Status | |
| Combi Dock I | Lloyd-Werft / 112 | 9400473 | Harren & Partner | 20. Januar 2008 | - | In use | |
| Combi Dock II | Lloyd-Werft / 113 | 9400485 | BIT Baltic Investment & Trading Pte | 18. August 2008 | 2014 → Blue Giant | In use[6] | |
| Combi Dock III | Lloyd-Werft / 114 | 9432828 | Harren & Partner | 17. Februar 2009 | - | In use | |
| Combi Dock IV | Lloyd-Werft / 115 | 9509970 | 7. Januar 2010 | 2014 → OIG Giant II, 2017 → Ocean Jazz/Industrial Jazz | In use[7] | ||