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Looks like she's been there for a year if these photos from 2011 shows.
http://www.demotix.com/news/955953/78m-superyacht-...
http://www.demotix.com/news/955953/78m-superyacht-...
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Did you see the Discovery on the BBC tonight?
I may be able to tell you more on them in the New Year
From 48 Min20secs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01p9f4n/Supe...
I've worked on Discovery - fascinating piece of kit. Wouldn't want to do the jack up engineer's job though... At first you think "surely it's a case of plonk the legs down, jack up the vessel and crack on", but of course the depth of the sand underwater and its density means the legs can penetrate the sea bed at different rates so he has to constantly monitor them to keep the vessel level. You've then got the issue of what happens when the legs get stuck...I may be able to tell you more on them in the New Year
From 48 Min20secs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01p9f4n/Supe...
FourWheelDrift said:
Looks like she's been there for a year if these photos from 2011 shows.
http://www.demotix.com/news/955953/78m-superyacht-...
Nope definitely only appeared again recently.http://www.demotix.com/news/955953/78m-superyacht-...
Lunja said:
I've worked on Discovery - fascinating piece of kit. Wouldn't want to do the jack up engineer's job though... At first you think "surely it's a case of plonk the legs down, jack up the vessel and crack on", but of course the depth of the sand underwater and its density means the legs can penetrate the sea bed at different rates so he has to constantly monitor them to keep the vessel level. You've then got the issue of what happens when the legs get stuck...
Surely the jacking is controlled by software these days? Obviously there will be a barge master and engineer in charge, but manually controlling such a behemoth would be a bit alarming.ThunderSpook said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Looks like she's been there for a year if these photos from 2011 shows.
http://www.demotix.com/news/955953/78m-superyacht-...
Nope definitely only appeared again recently.http://www.demotix.com/news/955953/78m-superyacht-...
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Outside my works at the moment, loading up with windturbines for on offshore installation
hidetheelephants said:
Axe bow design means it's less of a chunderbowl in heavy weather; fugly though.
We've just launched this with the 'x-bow' design.It is our new survey & maintenance vessel and is indeed design to maintain stability whilst at speed in rough waters.
I'm yet to visit this vessel but it's supposed to be "very" nice inside.
(pic stolen from google images)
SWH said:
One from the other morning, in St Katherine's Dock - I was in commuter march mode, so no detail other than it was French, and appeared to be advertising Green Onions or something, complete with free tour; not that I made it back to go round it later in the day unfortunately!
That is the Étoile du Roy, which up until being sold in 2010 was called The Grand Turk and has starred as HMS Indefatigable and the French frigate Papillon in Hornblower. And stood in for HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship at the International Fleet Review off Portsmouth commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
Husky Energy's SeaRose FPSO at H&W in June for a well needed refit.
Photos taken by a local guy who works on the cranes there. Apparently the main engines hadn't been started in 6 years, it just uses thrusters to manoeuvure around the same spot. Rudders, Props, etc all had to come off to be unseized and they did a bit of structural work while it was there too (apparently cost them $7 million dollars per day while it was out of action).
This took it to NI and back
Photos taken by a local guy who works on the cranes there. Apparently the main engines hadn't been started in 6 years, it just uses thrusters to manoeuvure around the same spot. Rudders, Props, etc all had to come off to be unseized and they did a bit of structural work while it was there too (apparently cost them $7 million dollars per day while it was out of action).
This took it to NI and back
Edited by Art0ir on Wednesday 19th December 19:59
The Boy Lard said:
In San Francisco Bay on a trip a few years back
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=107835
Quite a hit, but little damage to the Falcon.
Art0ir said:
Husky Energy's SeaRose FPSO at H&W in June for a well needed refit.
Photos taken by a local guy who works on the cranes there. Apparently the main engines hadn't been started in 6 years, it just uses thrusters to manoeuvure around the same spot. Rudders, Props, etc all had to come off to be unseized and they did a bit of structural work while it was there too (apparently cost them $7 million dollars per day while it was out of action).
This took it to NI and back
Drive past it everyday! It was massive, one of the bigger ones that have been in for a while. I went up to ask about it and the security told me a Drill Ship was due in next, although...havent seen it yet!Photos taken by a local guy who works on the cranes there. Apparently the main engines hadn't been started in 6 years, it just uses thrusters to manoeuvure around the same spot. Rudders, Props, etc all had to come off to be unseized and they did a bit of structural work while it was there too (apparently cost them $7 million dollars per day while it was out of action).
This took it to NI and back
Edited by Art0ir on Wednesday 19th December 19:59
mylesmcd said:
Drive past it everyday! It was massive, one of the bigger ones that have been in for a while. I went up to ask about it and the security told me a Drill Ship was due in next, although...havent seen it yet!
You work/live nearby then? We have an office on Airport Road West so I'm down at least once a week. Seriously big ship, largest I've ever seen in person anyway.
Art0ir said:
mylesmcd said:
Drive past it everyday! It was massive, one of the bigger ones that have been in for a while. I went up to ask about it and the security told me a Drill Ship was due in next, although...havent seen it yet!
You work/live nearby then? We have an office on Airport Road West so I'm down at least once a week. Seriously big ship, largest I've ever seen in person anyway.My brother in law is the driller on the Chikyu, so I have an interest in O and G, drilling stuff...
And yes, he has promised to get me on board at some stage!
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