[1] It is the only large dry docks facility in the Persian Gulf.
[2][3] Since it opened, the yard has repaired over 6000 vessels with a combined tonnage of 500 million tons.
[4] The Dubai Drydocks have been building new ships since 1994 and have since completed over 70 projects.
[5] The dry dock also contains the Middle East's largest floating crane.
29 workers died after the water started to enter the drydocks when the locks somehow failed.