Pictures of Ships, Tugs, Off Shore Rigs, Barges, and those who work them

ombugge · July 31, 2021, 9:29pm

The Statsraad Lehmkuhl made a short visit to Lerwick, Shetland last night. No shore leave and no visitors due the Covid-19 restrictions:

She is now on her way back to Norway under sails in a Force 6 (Strong Breeze).
Under way she met the Christian Radich heading in the opposite direction, also under sail:.

They kept a comfortable distance between them, but who had the “right of way”?
PS> Both sailed close hauled, but on different tack. (Statsraaden on Port tack)

Hogsnort · August 1, 2021, 6:22am

You better ask your mate competing in the final race of the laser yachts at the Olympics. But a spoiler, I think it’s the ship on the starboard tack.

ombugge · August 1, 2021, 10:09am

Sunrise over the Eastern Anchorage in Singapore with the Car carrier CLOVER ACE inbound for the Tj Pagar terminal
Photo : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c)

ombugge · August 2, 2021, 7:51pm

Singapore-flagged, 2014 built, ‘APL MEXICO CITY’, 9.200 TEU, 115.024 DWT, inbound Antwerp from Thames Port, passing bike-ferry ‘ONDERNEMING’, off Kruse Veer. Photo : Alexander Hoogstrate.(c)

Day or night, SCARLET LADY always shines bright:

Another “Green Giant”:

The latest Largest container ship in the world “EVER ACE" at Port Of Qingdao,23993 TEU，LOA 399.99M and Breadth 61.5m

ombugge · August 4, 2021, 9:59am

McDermott’s CSV AMAZON is still moored in Rotterdam-Waalhaven Photo : Willem Koper ©

The SEVEN ARCTIC outbound from Le Trait heading for Mobile (USA) Photo : Fabien Montreuil ©
Two blues at Dusavik Base, Stavanger:

AKADEMIK LAZAREV and REM ARCTIC moored te Dusavik Photo : Jan v Vuuren C/E ob Schokland ©

European ferries are busy these days:

The EUROCARGO BARI moored in Zeebrugge this ferry is serving twice weekly the route Zeebrugge<>Cork (Ireland) Photo : Henk Claeys ©

The MAXINE photo : Martin Lochte-Holtgreven ©

Container Feeder UAL TEXAS navigating the Westerschelde. Photo: Mateo Witte (c)
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1855896

ombugge · August 6, 2021, 1:19pm

OLUF MAERSK has been on the OC1 service between NZ and East Coast North America for several years now, and followed GOLDEN ASPIRANT out from Melbourne last Saturday.There seems to have been a curious attempt to rectify the black staining that afflicts the bows of ships on this service – reportedly as a result of Panama Canal/Great Bitter Lakes transits – with raised boot-topping, but maybe only at the bow for a few metres! The rest of the hull looks pretty scrubby still. Photo : Dale E. Crisp (c)

The PRINCESS ROYAL seen here passing George Town as she makes her way up the Tamar River heading to sea from Bell Bay in Northern Tasmania, Australia heading to China. It appears that China are buying Australian woodchips again! Photo : Glenn Towler Hobart, Tasmania Australia ©

ombugge · August 7, 2021, 4:24pm

BLUE ASIA leaving Pointe Noire. Photo : Andrius Stankaitis (c)
The green one is Blue Asia, but what is the name of the red one??

ombugge · August 9, 2021, 8:14pm

The German coast guard cutter BP 81 POTSDAM passing Brunsbuttel photo : Capt Radboud Polee ©

ombugge · August 11, 2021, 11:28am

The AUTOSKY outbound from Rotterdam Photo : Dirk Nootenboom ©

PS> Is she down by the head, or---- (??)

The ISLAND CONSTRUCTOR inbound for Aberdeen Photo : George Saunders (c)

Hogsnort · August 12, 2021, 3:26am

Found a couple of old pictures taken in some unusually barmy weather otherwise a camera would have been the last think in my hands. As regards PPE this was back when DP meant Displaced Person and HR was House of Representatives. According to Websters.
the offshore.pdf (545.7 KB)

Hogsnort · August 12, 2021, 3:29am

PPE as worn .mighty tide.pdf (485.9 KB)

ombugge · August 12, 2021, 11:50am

Here are the pictures in “plain sight”

PS> I worked with the Mighty Tide several times in S.E.Asia,

steamah · August 14, 2021, 12:40am

Vane Brothers ATB Assateague/ Double Skin 802 in Long Beach

ombugge · August 14, 2021, 9:26am

Here is Mighty Tide on the towline in Singapore Strait as the sun set:

Handling anchors:

Hogsnort · August 14, 2021, 7:01pm

She still looks pretty in the photo. I note the advances in PPE.

ombugge · August 15, 2021, 1:42pm

New addition to the US fleet??:

ombugge · August 15, 2021, 1:59pm

Apparently not new in the ARC fleet:

ombugge · August 17, 2021, 2:37pm

Different ships for different purposes:

Royal New Zealand Navy multi-role vessel/strategic sealift ship HMNZS CANTERBURRY (L421) arrived in Singapore for maintenance and refurbishment-

Liberia-flagged, 2021 built, ‘HMM MIR’, 15.876 TEU, 160.929 DWT, inbound Antwerp for her maidencall, from Hamburg, passing Kruse Veer. Photo : Alexander Hoogstrate ©

The PACIFIC GREBE visited the port of Le Havre. Photo’s : Fabien Montreuil ©

International Nuclear Services (INS) is a United Kingdom company involved in the management and transport of nuclear fuels. INS is based in Risley, near Warrington, and is operated by Nuclear Transport Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Government’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).
INS began as the Spent Fuel Services division of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL). As part of the restructuring of BNFL, 49% of the business was transferred to the NDA in 2006. It was renamed International Nuclear Services in 2007 and in April 2008, as BNFL was wound up, the NDA acquired the remaining 51% of INS.[1]
INS offers management, consultancy and transport services covering uranium, MOX fuel, irradiated fuel and nuclear waste. It also acts as the NDA’s commercial arm, managing contracts for services provided from the NDA’s Sellafield and Dounreay sites. As part of this role it works alongside the NDA’s Direct Rail Services subsidiary, which transports nuclear materials in the UK by rail. INS conducts most of its transport operations through specialist nuclear materials shipping company Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL), in which it has a controlling 62.5% stake. PNTL’s remaining shares are owned by Areva (12.5%) and a consortium of Japanese nuclear companies (25%). PNTL’s fleet is dedicated to carrying nuclear materials and transports most of its cargoes between Europe and Japan. The fleet of three ships is managed by Serco, which also operates two ships for INS. The vessels are armed for self-defence, and carry a contingent of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary on board to operate the armament.

Emerald Cruises has unveiled the new 100-guest EMERALD AZZURRA.
https://www.emeraldcruises.com/our-fleet/our-yachts/emerald-azzurra

Floating storage and offloading unit “FSO Asia”:

The CAMPOS TIDE and BAILEY TIDE resting in Haifa Bay. Photo : Peter Szamosi (c)

ombugge · August 21, 2021, 10:26am

Fruit Juice Tanker CARLOS FISCHER approaching Zeebrugge breakwaters and outbound for Port of Santos (Brazil) Photo : Luc De Schutter ©

SeaEagle · August 22, 2021, 2:58pm

Vane rig looks sweet.

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