Looks like that diesel engine are being loaded onto a West India Line vessel. (cannot see the name, or when and where this happeded.
I was MWS during several loading operations on WIL vessels in Japan in 1976-78. Client was ARAMCO and the cargo was various component for gas cathering and desalination projects in Saudi Arabia:
PS> Didn’t realise that any of the WIL vessels still existed and active
Another old post that mention WIL vessels (among others):
The SKANDI LASER" arrived at Rotterdam Maasvlakte from Cadiz with the loaded barge "IRON LADY"heading for the “PIONEERING SPIRIT” in de Maasvlakte.
Photo: Cees van der Kooij
At Haugsøytangen, near Sløvåg, Norway the highly advanced and efficient DP3 semi-submersible ASV. SAFE BOREAS was loaded on the heavy transport vessel HUA RUI LONG. Assisted by tugs STADT FLORO, BOA BALDER, BOA BRAGE and STADT AARDAL. Photos: Capt Pieter Dekker (c)
The next Lakermax vessel BBC SAO PAOLO has successfully passed sea trials and will join the BBC chartering fleet soon.
Source: DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2025– 170
BOKA Vanguard semi-submerged for loading (Boskalis / Kuehne+Nagel)
PS> On LinkedIn it appears that some think that this is somehow in breach of the Jones Act (??):
It is built in Turkey, being transported from Turkey to San Diego on a Dutch flag HLV and will not transport anything between US ports once in operation.
Which part of the JA is broken?
HLV transport and install a high-capacity base and yoke system for ENI’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) operations.off Point Noir, Republic of Congo:
The HLV “GPO Sapphire” passed by in Bjørnafjorden, on its way to the USA.
On deck she has a power transformer that will deliver electricity from offshore wind turbines to shore. Over 100,000 households in New York will benefit from this case. Many thanks to pilot Martin for the tip about the passage!
The large penguin population in southern Chile often sees many vessels sailing by daily. However, they haven’t seen the world’s largest semi-submersible heavy transport vessel in quite some time. For the first time in over a decade, the
BOKA VANGUARD has sailed through the Strait of Magellan, passing by Punta Arenas in Chile. Not only did the penguins rub their eyes in surprise, but the inhabitants of the world’s southernmost major city were also impressed.
The BOKA VANGUARD navigated the southern part of South America while transporting a 254-meter-long and 54-meter-wide floating dry dock from Turkey to the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, California. Text & Photo: Milenka Leiva
Tronds Marine Service AS has signed a shipbuilding contract with Panjin Dajin Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd for a new Semi-Submersible Heavy Cargo Deck Barge, developed in close collaboration with Salt Ship Design.
