The dispute described over a ship condemned after an A&P Falmouth refit turns on the work the yard was hired to perform. One account says the yard completed the contracted tasks while warning that other defects needed attention. Those additional problems were reportedly confirmed after the ship left the yard. The example raises a question about how customers define and respond to a refit's scope, but the competing accounts are not resolved in the discussion.
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Refit scope and responsibility for remaining defects
An unresolved refit dispute illustrates the distinction between completing contracted work and resolving every defect aboard a ship.