Inflatable Buoyancy Units (IBUs)
Projects
Jumbo 747
A Boeing 747-400 Jumbo-jet crashed in bad weather whilst trying to land at Hong Kong’s international airport. Miraculously, there were no fatalities nor any serious injuries when the aircraft overshot the runway and ploughed into the harbour waters.
Bremerhaven Lock Gate
To achieve the horizontal position and to counteract 300t of concrete ballast installed in the lower section of each gate, Seaflex were asked to provide 160t of buoyancy (consisting of 8 x 10t IBU’s and 16 x 5t IBU’s) and 160t of WaterLoad Bags (consisting of 4 x 15t and 10 x 10t unit
Mexilhao Gasline Shore Pull
Seaflex were approached in May 2007 to supply for rental 2t Inflatable Buoyancy in pairs to assist the shore pull in extremely shallow water depth due to an 800m wide sand bar.
