Post Amazingly Cool Pictures Of Ships or Boats!

Post Amazingly Cool Pictures Of Ships or Boats!

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Cyder

7,053 posts

220 months

Tuesday 10th November 2020
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That’s a fantastic shot. Hydrofoiling 60ft singlehanded round the world yachts. Madness nuts

Baron Greenback

6,987 posts

150 months

Saturday 14th November 2020
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Raising anchor of your oil tanker only to realize you’ve hooked an unexploded torpedo.

yolonce

5 posts

82 months

Saturday 14th November 2020
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thats quite scary

irocfan

40,472 posts

190 months

Saturday 14th November 2020
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yolonce said:
thats quite scary
I say bloody terrifying!

MartG

20,681 posts

204 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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"Boat of the Week: How a Beaten-Up Supply Vessel Was Transformed Into the Crown Jewel of Explorer Yachts"



https://robbreport.com/motors/marine/supply-vessel...

PushedDover

5,657 posts

53 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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Not for me - thanks. They stay in the work fleet.

DJFish

5,921 posts

263 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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Someone forgot to glue the pointy end on the front.

FourWheelDrift

88,537 posts

284 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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They only had to move the superstructure back a bit.


paralla

3,535 posts

135 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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Any guesses?

FourWheelDrift

88,537 posts

284 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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liquid gas storage tank?

PushedDover

5,657 posts

53 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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paralla said:
Any guesses?
Yup LNG tanker?

paralla

3,535 posts

135 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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PushedDover said:
Yup LNG tanker?
Got it in one. It’s one of the LNG membrane tanks on the British Diamond.

I was at the HHI shipyard in Mokpo, South Korea during its construction representing bp.


XJSJohn

15,966 posts

219 months

Thursday 3rd December 2020
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Came up on my LinkedIn this morning, the Damen built Australian icebreaker Nuyina undergoing Seatrials in the North Sea west of IJmuiden yesterday!






PushedDover

5,657 posts

53 months

Thursday 3rd December 2020
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XJSJohn said:
Came up on my LinkedIn this morning, the Damen built Australian icebreaker Nuyina undergoing Seatrials in the North Sea west of IJmuiden yesterday!

Same for my LinkedIn biggrin

Flying Focus / Herman is great guy and does a really good job of catching the moment. Worth following.

hidetheelephants

24,388 posts

193 months

Thursday 3rd December 2020
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XJSJohn said:
Came up on my LinkedIn this morning, the Damen built Australian icebreaker Nuyina undergoing Seatrials in the North Sea west of IJmuiden yesterday!
The aussies are buying an Icebreaker? Do they know something about climate change they're not sharing with the rest of us? scratchchin

XJSJohn

15,966 posts

219 months

Thursday 3rd December 2020
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hidetheelephants said:
XJSJohn said:
Came up on my LinkedIn this morning, the Damen built Australian icebreaker Nuyina undergoing Seatrials in the North Sea west of IJmuiden yesterday!
The aussies are buying an Icebreaker? Do they know something about climate change they're not sharing with the rest of us? scratchchin
they are next to Antarctica....

hehe

Huntsman

8,054 posts

250 months

Thursday 3rd December 2020
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Cyder said:
That’s a fantastic shot. Hydrofoiling 60ft singlehanded round the world yachts. Madness nuts
It's not going well tho.

XJSJohn

15,966 posts

219 months

Thursday 3rd December 2020
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PushedDover said:
XJSJohn said:
Came up on my LinkedIn this morning, the Damen built Australian icebreaker Nuyina undergoing Seatrials in the North Sea west of IJmuiden yesterday!

Same for my LinkedIn biggrin

Flying Focus / Herman is great guy and does a really good job of catching the moment. Worth following.
indeed thumbup

hidetheelephants

24,388 posts

193 months

Thursday 3rd December 2020
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XJSJohn said:
hidetheelephants said:
XJSJohn said:
Came up on my LinkedIn this morning, the Damen built Australian icebreaker Nuyina undergoing Seatrials in the North Sea west of IJmuiden yesterday!
The aussies are buying an Icebreaker? Do they know something about climate change they're not sharing with the rest of us? scratchchin
they are next to Antarctica....

hehe
There's 2000 miles of southern ocean betwixt them, India is next to Antarctica by that measure.

Cyder

7,053 posts

220 months

Thursday 3rd December 2020
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Huntsman said:
Cyder said:
That’s a fantastic shot. Hydrofoiling 60ft singlehanded round the world yachts. Madness nuts
It's not going well tho.
Well no, the madness part of my post is certainly ringing true.