Biscay Object

[baughany]

Hi All

Haven't posted on here for ages, but looking for some input on this - a friend of mine took this photo from a cruise ship in the Bay of Biscay a couple of years ago - well offshore at the time. Does anyone have any idea what this object might be?

Thanks in advance.

[Rushjob]

Atlantis......

[Eric Mc]

It proves the earth isn't flat - at least, not horizontally flat.

[baughany]

Does anyone have any idea how to make the picture go the right way up - sorry!

[Eric Mc]

It's one of the great conundrums of the internet. Somebody will crack it some day.

[Mort7]

Best I can do....

[baughany]

Thanks, much appreciated. How does it end up posted sideways?!

Really, any suggestions would be great.

[RDM]

Semi submersible oil rig transport?

[Mort7]

baughany said:

Thanks, much appreciated. How does it end up posted sideways?!

Really, any suggestions would be great.

No idea why. If it was in the correct orientation when you posted then I would expect it to stay that way. I just used the photo editor on my iPad to turn it through 90 degrees.

[baughany]

That does look like the most likely doesn't it - thanks for that!

[motomk]

Vanguard? or one of those Chinese Container crane carrying ships?

[Simpo Two]

It's Eric's secret HQ.

[phumy]

Eric Mc said:

It proves the earth isn't flat - at least, not horizontally flat.

This ^^^^^^

Its a ship just over the horizon, where the hull of the ship is just round the corner and all you get to see is the superstructure or the load (cranes, containers etc) seen it loads of times.

[DeltonaS]

motomk said:

Vanguard? or one of those Chinese Container crane carrying ships?

Given the bow, it looks more like one of Boskalis's other transport vessels, like the Blue Marlin for instance:

https://boskalis.com/about-us/fleet-and-equipment/...

[FourWheelDrift]

A mirage?

Examples - https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sea+mirage&t...

Possibly a stretched ship mirage.

[baughany]

Thanks again all, the Boskalis vessels look very similar, but also the OTH idea works too.