Sealing maritime heritage CHALLENGE: The Pommern is a renowned museum ship in the Mariehamn Maritime Museum in Finland. Built in 1903, Pommern is the only four-masted steel merchant barque in the world left in its original state and has been a center piece in the museum since 1957. Following a significant investment into the ship’s refurbishment and preservation, the ship was moved into a floating dry dock constructed by EE Engineering. To ensure the dry dock remained watertight during the ship’s refurbishment, Trelleborg was tasked with providing a purpose-built, leak-free alternative to a standard D-fender. TRELLEBORG MARINE AND INFRASTRUCTURE Trelleborg’s single, specially- designed G110-80 gasket provided the level of watertightness needed for the ship’s refurbishment,

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