Oilfield jobs coming back?

Are you all butthurt because I called you out for your dick comment about the lobster fishermen losing gear to the survey vessel??

[QUOTE=ombugge;187331]
PS> She even have a RRM “Unified Bridge”, which has been developed for the latest and best of large Anchor Handlers.[/QUOTE]

Just in case anybody wonder what this Unified Bridge entails, here is a presentation of this patented item from Rolls-Royce Marine: http://www.rolls-royce.com/products-and-services/marine/product-finder/automation-and-control/control-centres-and-bridge-system/unified-bridge-control.aspx#section-product-search

And a video showing how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU16e7wZtYw
This is from the first PSV that got the system installed.

What is the purpose of have such a system on an Expedition Yacht?? I don’t know, except that is new shiny and expensive.
Maybe some of you Yachties here can find a better reason?

Maybe this explains it better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vya9luI_QS4

Because it’s cool?

[QUOTE=Flyer69;187377]Are you all butthurt because I called you out for your dick comment about the lobster fishermen losing gear to the survey vessel??[/QUOTE]

OK, changing subjects. If you go back to those posts you will notice that I said I had not read the text. The reason I don’t respond to surveys in order to view something is because in my experience, those clicks bring a bunch of crap to my inbox. You apparently chose to believe that I had read the text and that I was lying. After learning the details, I agreed that my post was based on insufficient information and the gentleman in question might have had a legitimate beef. I also know from experience that the floats aren’t crammed in ship channels. I clearly stated that the problem was in mooring fields and channels frequented by private yachts and apparently the Coast Guard doesn’t care about those areas. I stand by my view that they impede navigation and should not be allowed in a channel even if it is only used by recreational boaters.

Can’t I just do 20 push ups now or do I have to go up to Maine so you can whack me about the head and shoulders with a soggy float?

Hehe
Let’s just let it go, my apologies for jumping all over your shit. Enjoy your Sunday!

That raise a question; how did a thread about Oil Jobs get turned into discussion about bridge equipment on yachts and lobster traps in Main?
Especially since C.Captain is still missing. OK, I take responsibility for the first bit. Just trying to fill the void.

[QUOTE=ombugge;187378]Maybe this explains it better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vya9luI_QS4[/QUOTE]

It explains one thing very clearly: Star Trek is REAL. “Take the helm, Mr. Data. Set course for Rigel VII. Warp 5. Engage.”

Fan girl swoon!

[QUOTE=Flyer69;187383]Hehe
Let’s just let it go, my apologies for jumping all over your shit. Enjoy your Sunday![/QUOTE]

Peace brother.

Because it’s the Internet.

And it makes me laugh!

Back to the subject at hand, Unified Bridge equipment from Rolls-Royce Automation. I was wrong in thinking this was designed for Offshore Vessels, with the odd Yacht thrown in.

The new Polar Expedition Cruise ships for Hurtigruten will also have this equipment: http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/yr-2016/18-07-2016-rr-to-deliver-ship-design-and-equipment-to-hurtigruten.aspx

As will the new Polar Research ship for British Antarctic Survey: http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/yr-2016/pr-09-05-2016.aspx
No she will NOT be named Boaty McBoatface as proposed, but apparently the remotely operated subsea vehicle on board will be: [http://www.ship-technology.com/projects/rrs-sir-david-attenborough-polar-research-vessel/rrs-sir-david-attenborough-polar-research-vessel2.html

[QUOTE=ombugge;187384]That raise a question; how did a thread about Oil Jobs get turned into discussion about bridge equipment on yachts and lobster traps in Main?
Especially since C.Captain is still missing. OK, I take responsibility for the first bit. Just trying to fill the void.[/QUOTE]

And I wasn’t even involved in the diversion. . . .

[QUOTE=cmakin;187507]And I wasn’t even involved in the diversion. . . .[/QUOTE]

Don’t worry, you’ll get your chance soon. There will always be other opportunity to turn, or hi-jack a thread.

[QUOTE=ombugge;187420]Back to the subject at hand, Unified Bridge equipment from Rolls-Royce Automation. I was wrong in thinking this was designed for Offshore Vessels, with the odd Yacht thrown in.

The new Polar Expedition Cruise ships for Hurtigruten will also have this equipment: http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/yr-2016/18-07-2016-rr-to-deliver-ship-design-and-equipment-to-hurtigruten.aspx

As will the new Polar Research ship for British Antarctic Survey: http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/yr-2016/pr-09-05-2016.aspx
No she will NOT be named Boaty McBoatface as proposed, but apparently the remotely operated subsea vehicle on board will be: [http://www.ship-technology.com/projects/rrs-sir-david-attenborough-polar-research-vessel/rrs-sir-david-attenborough-polar-research-vessel2.html[/QUOTE]

somewhat related, here’s a good recent read on the (potential) increase of cruise ships inthe high north: http://www.macleans.ca/economy/the-one-per-cent-are-coming-to-canadas-arctic/

[QUOTE=ombugge;187518]There will always be other opportunity to turn, or hi-jack a thread.[/QUOTE]

I object to the term hi-jack. It was merely the conclusion of some previously started playful banter.

Not in the Arctic and no ice, at least in the summer, but a village with a permanent population of abt. 250.
Geiranger,Norway will be visited by 187 Cruise ships in 2016: Cruise Calls - Geirangerfjord Cruise Port
In addition, thousands arriving by road, pleasure crafts, bike and some even by foot.

Here is 6 ships in port simultaneously:


I don’t think this is a record, or even unusual. (One is the daily Hurtigruten that only drop off, or pick up pax and doesn’t even drop anchor)

OK, they are used to it here, but it is not without problems. Traffic jams on narrow roads and pollution is among them.
Here is a single ship doing it’s bit for the environment:

This village have to make their living during a short season, but what is their alternative?
Let us hope that NWT Canada will NEVER be like this.

[QUOTE=ombugge;187532]Not in the Arctic and no ice, at least in the summer, but a village with a permanent population of abt. 250.
Geiranger,Norway will be visited by 187 Cruise ships in 2016: http://www.stranda-hamnevesen.no/cruise-calls
In addition, thousands arriving by road, pleasure crafts, bike and some even by foot.

This village have to make their living during a short season, but what is their alternative?
Let us hope that NWT Canada will NEVER be like this.[/QUOTE]

I arrived to Geiranger by foot once. I found a little girl who’d gotten off a cruise with her parents and gave her the reindeer horn that I’d been carrying around with me for weeks. She had a museum, you understand.

So what’s wrong if the Canadian North becomes a cruise destination? Those folks need livelyhood, up there. The social-economic issues are profound. A little trade might be a good thing. Trouble is, we’re short on deep water ports.

[QUOTE=Emrobu;187538]I arrived to Geiranger by foot once. I found a little girl who’d gotten off a cruise with her parents and gave her the reindeer horn that I’d been carrying around with me for weeks. She had a museum, you understand.
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Gave her the 'ol reindeer horn eh? Niiiiccce!

[QUOTE=DamnYankee;187541]Gave her the 'ol reindeer horn eh? Niiiiccce![/QUOTE]

I uh. Hum.

More of an antler, really. :rolleyes:

Nova Scotia is trying to attract tourism. When I was at Peggy’s Cove 50 years ago, it was a mystical experience. When I went back last summer, there was a huge parking lot and I was caught in a vortex of tour buses disgorging tourists into a multi-leveled gift shop hawking crap made in China.