In January the Perdido Queen, a dinner cruise vessel operating from the Mobile Convention Center, was transported to Blakeley BoatWorks for its annual U.S. Coast Guard inspection. However, during a visit to our shipyard the vessel’s owner further engaged Blakeley BoatWorks to conduct additional refurbishments, including sandblasting and painting the underwater hull, freeboard, and main deck. Our team also removed the roof of the upper deck, performed maintenance on the supporting structure, and then installed a new roof. Further, our carpentry team installed new epoxy flooring to waterproof the onboard restrooms, and outside machinists removed the vessel’s bronze propellers for repairs by Southeastern Propeller. Maintenance was completed in a timely manner and the Perdido Queen soon found herself relaunched and returned to regular service.