In 2008, Deepwater Corrosion Services, Inc. was commissioned by the Bahamas Oil Refining Company to replace an impressed current cathodic protection system, which had been totally destroyed by a hurricane. The system was protecting a loading dock. The designers decided not to use another impressed current system, but rather to use sacrificial anode strings. Assets to be protected included:
• Loading dock (replace all topside systems)
The retrofit cathodic protection (CP) system consisted of:
• 154 x RetroLink Anode Strings (each 90 ft long)
The loading dock in question was actually a crude oil loading terminal, comprising multiple isolated Jacket and Dolphin Structures154 RetroLink (Deep) Sacrificial Anode Systems each String rated 17 Amperes. Customer is able to effect installation at his own pace, using existing boats with no divers..
The loading dock structure (1 of 2).
A close up of the welded standoff used to support the RetroLink.
A RetroLink being deployed from the installation vessel..
The loading dock structure (2 of 2).
RetroLink string as delivered, bundled on a pallet.
RetroLink string undergoing continuity test after installation.