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Container ships are effectively a series of empty boxes welded together with an engine at the back.
In a tanker there are more bits of metal in the middle of those boxes for strength.
So box boats are normally limited to 400m because above that the effects of the motion of the ocean are magnified, and the twisty effects on a Series of boxes would be bad.
Plus most berths and turny around places in ports will be designed around the 400m max.
In a tanker there are more bits of metal in the middle of those boxes for strength.
So box boats are normally limited to 400m because above that the effects of the motion of the ocean are magnified, and the twisty effects on a Series of boxes would be bad.
Plus most berths and turny around places in ports will be designed around the 400m max.
From the video I put in the footage thread over the weekend
I would be guessing the Hook block swivel failed... :
Amazing how the energy of that failing under load has catapulted and enormous rig over the top....
what a frickin mess....
Gonna take some time to remove, nevermind build a new and replace..
Baron Greenback said:
Flying Phil said:
I hadn't realised exactly what had happened from the posted video footage.....now I understand....WOW!
Being silly here cant find the link for vid! ta!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-lvenYG4yw&ap...
PushedDover said:
Baron Greenback said:
Flying Phil said:
I hadn't realised exactly what had happened from the posted video footage.....now I understand....WOW!
Being silly here cant find the link for vid! ta!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-lvenYG4yw&ap...
"I understand you've been involved in an accident"
Condi said:
Quite embarrassing/expensive for Libeherr as well, the insurance company won't be happy.
Showed it to my mate who is Commercial Manager for one of the offshore lot, his comment was "Annual load test, its not as if the kit was new .... " Seems that there are plenty of other vessels out there looking for work anyway, and will keep a few shipyard workers in jobs for a year.
XJSJohn said:
Condi said:
Quite embarrassing/expensive for Libeherr as well, the insurance company won't be happy.
Showed it to my mate who is Commercial Manager for one of the offshore lot, his comment was "Annual load test, its not as if the kit was new .... " Seems that there are plenty of other vessels out there looking for work anyway, and will keep a few shipyard workers in jobs for a year.
XJSJohn said:
Showed it to my mate who is Commercial Manager for one of the offshore lot, his comment was "Annual load test, its not as if the kit was new .... "
Seems that there are plenty of other vessels out there looking for work anyway, and will keep a few shipyard workers in jobs for a year.
It was new, and wasn't an annual test.Seems that there are plenty of other vessels out there looking for work anyway, and will keep a few shipyard workers in jobs for a year.
There are other vessels but this one is specifically designed to be bigger, because the newest wind farms need the extra lift height. AFAIK it's the only one of its kind in the world, certainly the crane was the only one of its kind yet built.
It was being built by a crane company, not your run of the mill shipyard workers.
Fairly decent reporting of the bigger picture : https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/video-several-hu...
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