Ship Spotters and Maritime Image Thread

[janihudi]

''ocean diversity'' moored in rotterdam

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...AN%20DIVERSITY

[Jack Mulder]

Dutch inland freighter ALTER EGO 02314264 sailing downstream at the river IJssel.

[pakarang]

Great new additions all of you! And look, my alter-ego in pakarang! LOL

My favourite is however "STRØNSTAD" - what a lovely local veteran!

[janihudi]

''tokyo triumph'' inbound for Rotterdam

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...6c46a4a88394d7

[janihudi]

[Jack Mulder]

Me at the helm at the VADOWESA.


VADOWESA 02312714

[pakarang]

Good afternoon Captain Jack!

Nice seeing you in your environment and at work. A cozy place to work.

[Sterkoder]

For over two years we've had the floating storage oiltank NJORD BRAVO moored at Sterkoder yard. The owners needed that time to decide wether to scrap it or maintain it.
They decided to maintain and update, so yesterday it was hauled by tugs to dry dock in Haugesund where the vessel will undergo a two year maintenance program at a cost of over NOK 1,5 billion.
SSL26215 by Svein Ludvigsen, on Flickr

SSL26220 by Svein Ludvigsen, on Flickr

SSL26235 by Svein Ludvigsen, on Flickr

SSL26236 by Svein Ludvigsen, on Flickr

SSL26247 by Svein Ludvigsen, on Flickr

SSL26251 by Svein Ludvigsen, on Flickr

[pakarang]

Nice.... glad you got to document that!

My goodness, 1,5 billion is a mighty sum.

[ombugge]

I don't know what they can manage to spend NOK 1.5 Bn. on. (???)
This is just a Floating Storage Unit (FSU) Not disconnectable, so no propulsion and minimal with other machinery and equipment.
Unless she will be equipped for a more elaborate role a Floating Production, Offloading & Storage (FPSO) unit. (In which case NOK 1.5 Bn. is peanuts)