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


GLOBAL MERCY moored in Antwerp by night
Photo: Luc de Cock - Malumax Photography (c)


AHTS JM TABAH attaching the towing gear to the Jack-Up rig BORR GUNNLOD.
Photo: Mike Glen ©

https://www.infield.com/rigs/gunnlod-jackup-61647


Van Oord’s KINGFISHER with the SAND CARRIER 104 passing the Baanhoek bridge
Photo: Arie Boer ©

Seven Vega spooling pipe at Vigra Spooling Base :


Work goes on 24/7, day or nigh, come hell or high water, rain or shine, snow or sleet, or whatever else can be thrown at her.

She was in the GoM earlier this year:

Packed with equipment on deck. In a hurry to put it to good use at some fish farm somewhere:


Power cable-laying vessel continue her cable lay operations on the beach.
Photo: Deep Ocean


In 2010 to 2013 Scheepswerf Peters BV delivered six 10.000 tdw cargo vessels to Canada Feeder Lines BV (CFL) with a very remarkable design. They all changed hands lateron with three of them now operated by Norwegian Oslo Bulk Shipping as OSLO FOREST 1 to 3. OSLO FOREST 2 was spotted Dec. 18th at Rendsburg on her voyage from Ljusne (Sweden) to Casablanca (Morocco) still sporting the beautiful CFL color scheme.
Photo : Martin Lochte-Holtgreven (c)

A different Santa:


Geared bulk carrier SANTA ALEXANDRA outbound from Amsterdam after passing the north lock in IJmuiden.
Photo: Leo van der Wel


Merry Christ to the pilots that is on duty today!!!

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The Russian RoRo ADLER passed our homebase Texel last week with a deckload of parts of windturbine towers.
Photo: Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©

Tricky to unload… but “business as usual” for russian sailors.
Watch: New cars are delivered to Russian port caked in several inches of ice due to freak weather | Daily Mail Online

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The accommodation vessel DAN SWIFT connected to FPSO LIZA UNITY offshore Guyana.
Photo: Oliver Missiaen ©



DHL’s ABHIMATA 2 navigating the Singapore Strait
Photo: Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c)

She is on a regular run from S’pore to Sekupang, Batam, Indonesia.

Presently operating in the Gulf of Thailand.


Could they be Kiwi boats??

M/V Nansen Explorer (ex Polar Surveyor, ex Nordsyssel) is now in Antarctica:

https://www.wefollowheroes.com/mv-nansen-explorer

Laura Bassi, ex Schackleton
now heading to Mario Zucchelli Station in antarctica
From Lyttelton NZ.


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Originally Polar Queen, blt. 1995 at Kvaerner Kleven Leirvik (now Havyard):

Seen here in Longyearbyen in Aug. 2021:


The 2021 newbuilt ropax AURA SEAWAYS uplifting bunkers at the Grand Harbour, Malta on Saturday 8th January, 2022 during her maiden call and delivery voyage. She’s the newest & largest vessel in the DFDS fleet with 230 metres as length overall. Photo : Capt. Lawrence Dalli - www.maltashipphotos.com (c)


Hapag Lloyd’s UMM QARN outbound from Rotterdam heading for Hamburg
Photo: Rotterdam pilot Maurice Jacobs (c)

Nice picture of 6G semisub Scarabeo 9:

Boka Da Vinci and Boka Atlantis is not only sister ships, but has very similar ownership hisrory:


The USNS MILLINOCKET (T-EPF-3) navigating the Johor Strait inbound for Singapore Sembawang passing the Pasir Ris Park just after sunrise last Monday USNS MILLINOCKET (JHSV-3/T-EPF-3), (ex-Fortitude) is the third Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, which is part of the United States Military Sealift Command and was built in Mobile, Alabama.The EPF can transport US Army and US Marine Corps company-sized units with their vehicles, or reconfigure to become a troop transport for an infantry battalionIt has a flight deck for helicopter operations and a loading ramp that allows vehicles to quickly drive on and off the ship. The ramp is suitable for the types of austere piers and quay walls common in developing countries. EPF has a shallow draft (under 15 feet (4.6 m)).
Photo : Nathan ©


TechnipFMCs 2013 built pipe layer DEEP ENERGY berthed at PORT of CROMARTY FIRTHs INVERGORDON SERVICE BASE. DEEP ENERGY arrived earlier in the month from DEER RIVER [USA]
Photo: David Meek ©

In daylight:


Photo: Harald Valderhaug

Rigs, rigs everywhere as far as eyes cav see:


Aberdeen based Well-Safe Solutions 1985 built semi sub rig WELL-SAFE GUARDIAN (ex OCEAN GUARDIAN ex BP SEA EXPLORER) departing the Cromarty Firth , the AHT HAVILA VENUS has the tow assisted by HORIZON ARCTIC and MAGNE VIKING. WELL-SAFE GUARDIAN will de deployed to REPSOL SINOPECs Buchan and Hannay Field 154 KM North East of Aberdeen where she will plug up to 14 wells. The companys other asset WELL-SAFE PROTECTOR ex SEADRILL jack-up unit WEST EPSILON can be seen astern of her.
Photo: David Meek ©