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Thordon: Emergency Seal Prevents Towboat From Sinking

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Thordon: Emergency Seal Prevents Towboat From Sinking

May 19, 2020

Thordon Bearings Inc. reports that the safe-return-to-port function of the company’s TG100 emergency shaft seal prevented an Ohio River towboat from sinking following a catastrophic shaft failure. On the evening… Read More

Thordon Retrofits Towboat, Unveils New Bearing Portal

May 18, 2018

Alexis Marine, Belle Chasse, La., has awarded a supply contract to Thordon Bearings for the retrofitting of 6-inch diameter RiverTough bearings to the mv. Kristin Alexis, the 60-foot, twin-screw towboat… Read More

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