The maritime photography and videography document the refurbishing journey of JP88 Stork. Specifically, the transformation from an old worn-out utility fast craft to a beaming new vessel.
Ship refurbishing in progress
Painting of outer layer
Maritime Images of the completed vessel
Check out more of Tuckys Photography’s Industrial projects here.
Maritime photography and videography of fast crew boat marketing video
Docking and stripping the hull
A harbour tug guides JP88 Stork into the submersible dock to begin. The dock then rises, and the water drains away over eight to twelve hours. Once the floor is dry, the state of the hull is plain to see. The protective paint along the bottom has gone, so she needs servicing.
Sandblasting starts next. The crew work across the hull systematically, because the old paint has to come off completely before anything new goes on. Meanwhile the anchor chain lies ranged out along the dock floor. A servicing crew water-blasts the anchor to strip the rust and barnacles, which matters for more than appearance. A clean anchor deploys properly.
How the paint system goes on
Each layer has a job. First comes a red protective coat, then a light grey base coat. Together those two layers keep the steel from rusting. Only then do the topcoats follow, green above and red below.
Timing matters here. The green topcoat has to dry before the crew start the bottom outer coat. Afterwards the detailing goes on in white, and the logo is painted last of all.
Back into the water
Below the waterline the propellers take a coat of gold paint, which reduces drag and improves their efficiency. Fresh white paint brings the depth markings back to full visibility at the same time. After a final inspection the dock floods again, the markings disappear beneath the surface, and the vessel is ready to sail.
She leaves in white, green and red. That contemporary livery looks nothing like the worn utility craft towed in at the start.
Why a shipyard commissions maritime photography
Photography of this kind promotes what a yard actually does. Vessel owners get a clearer view of the services on offer, and of the scale of the work behind them. As a result, the images bridge the understanding between a shipyard and its clients.
The people matter as much as the vessel. Documenting the initial condition of a hull is necessary, but so is showing the crews who do the work.
28m fast crew boat with Sam Aluminium
Related project: Singapore offshore maritime photography and videography — documenting the later stages of a catamaran new build for a local shipyard, from the yard through to launch and sea trial.
For refits and deliveries, Tuckys Photography can also photograph the vessel from the air, before and after the work.
Marine and shipyard photography in Singapore
Marine photography in Singapore and shipyard photography cover vessel photography during ship refurbishment photography, ship repair photography and new build vessel photography, in dry dock photography conditions and at the quay.
Maritime videography in Singapore, marine vessel videography and shipyard videography are produced alongside the stills, so maritime industry photography, maritime marketing photography, port photography and vessel refurbishment photography come from one ship photographer in Singapore.
A maritime photographer in Singapore and marine photographer for ship refurbishment videography, vessel conversion photography, marine engineering photography and shipyard industrial photography, producing maritime documentation photography and vessel photography and videography in Singapore for owners, yards and class records.
