The Africa Mercy was taken into dry dock in Las Palmas to do some routine maintenance. This is how you get a 16 000 gross tons of ship from wet to dry.
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| Find a buddy to watch the show with. |
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| Get pulled into a lift with 64 heavy duty winches. |
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| Have a tug to keep you straight. |
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| Make sure you're in the right position. |
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| Send down the divers. |
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| Check the ship sits on it's dolly's propperly. |
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| Start lifting. |
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| Level off. |
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| Hook up Three Bulldozers... |
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| Add a 4th and PULL! |
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| Pick a good parking spot. |











