Drillships anyone??:
Drillships laid up at Las Palmas. Photo: Martin Lochte-Holtgreven (c)
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AHTS Normand Sapphire seen here leaving Ålesund yesterday.
Photo: Sven Arild Pedersen via NSF
PS> I’m sure they miss Guyana and GoM right now.
10 Most Amazing Offshore Support Vessels in the World:
10 Biggest Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels in the World
PS> I don’t think whoever pick these vessels knew all that much about Offshore vessel types.
The GRAND CANYON III seen departing Blyth early on 21st March for DP trials in the North Sea
Photo: Graham Atkinson ©
No she is not a cruise ship, just an ordinary Offshore Vessel.
Designed by Skipsteknisk, Ålesund
Built at Kleven Shipyard, Ulsteinvik, 2016
Owned by Volsdal Maritime, Ålesund
Long-term Chartered by Helix Canyon Offshore Inc. Houston Tx.
“BB Lifter” and “Beni” heading north in Karmsundet. Photo: Arild B via NSF
BB Lifter was built at Leevac Industries - Jennings La, in 1973 as Forties Moon:
A bit more powerful Offshore Vessel as seen in St. Cruz, Tenerife in 2018:
Well equipped for the tasks ahead:
Photos: / Celsp Hdez
https://www.solstad.com/wp-json/solstad/api/vessel/511/pdf
Now on her way back to Guyana for more work like this:
An ideal day for photography at Gt Yarmouth, UK, sunny but cold . A mixture of offshore support vessels for the Southern North Sea Gas Fields moored on the east quay of the River Yare, awaiting their next voyages :- PSV VOS PATIENCE, ERRV ESVAGT CHAMPION PSV STRIL MERMAID, PSV EBERGY DUCHESS
Photo: John Soanes ©
Seismic Support Vessel Rig Andromeda is one of a kind.
Seen here in Ålesund today:
Photo: Sven Arild Pedersen via NSF
Built as Product Tanker CLIPPER BRUNELLO in 2008.
Converted to Seismic Support Vessel (SSV) in 2013. Able to refuel seismic vessels at sea without hindering operation:
Can also carry supplies, Pax and act as guard vessel, incl. emergency towing:
A different kind of Offshore Vessel:
Mining vessel THE EXPLORER going to dry docking Cape Town South Africa
Photo: Jerry Bakx AMS Namibia (c)
No, she is not hitting the lighthouse:
The SKANDI GAMMA outbound from Aberdeen Photo : George Saunders (c)
KL Saltfjord is one of several AHTS with capacity to handle most jobs:
In Norwegian, but Google Translator make a reasonably good job of it.
Crane block and hook on SSCV Sleipnir:
Riggers added for size.
SSCV Sleipnir has 2 x 10K MT SWL cranes:
https://www.heerema.com/heerema-marine-contractors/fleet/sleipnir
The SS 8 is anchored for many years at Batam Island (Indonesia)
Photo : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c)
Built as Robrey T6 at Robin Shipyard, Singapore in 1982. Work for many years in Gulf of Thailand for UNOCAL
Armada 78 03 has arrived at Vard Søviknes, making it three of Ocean Infinitie’s new vessels together for final outfitting and commissioning:
#Havøysund : Two missions for #redningsskøyta “Odin” early Monday. First, an offshore vessel received diving assistance to free an ROV that had become stuck in a mooring. On the way back, the skating crew found a stray gillnet, which was taken back to the station before the owner was notified.
The vessel that needed assistance was the Edda Flora:
On the left can be seen part of Equinor’s LNG processing facilities at Melkøya:
I see all these offshore support vessels placing their bridge and crew accommodations as far forward as possible. From my experience in the Navy the bow was always the least comfortable place to be during any kind of big swell as it seemed there was a lot more vertical pitching motion forward than their was aft, to the point where the ship would pitch down and leave you hanging in the air. I have to imaging working forward or berthing on these have to be pure misery in a swell.
The vessels are designed and built for the work they do. By that very nature crew comfort is a secondary concern (if even that high).
I realize they are designed for work but I remember how hard it was to even walk or use a ladder in the forward parts of the ammo ship I deployed on during a big swell compared to the relative calm further aft where our work spaces were. Then I try to imagine standing a bridge watch on one of these new designs or trying to get enough sleep to not be dangerous to yourself or your shipmates while working and wonder how people do it.