World's OFFSHORE VESSELS

[pakarang]

Offshore Vessels from around the World

Here is an image of a brand new ship about to be completed at Ulsteinvik. The image was taken on January 22nd 2009 and shows the new vessel Siem Marlin. It was really difficult to find a good location to shoot this vessel, with trees and houses in the way.

She has got some pretty massive deck cranes installed...

[pakarang]

Here is an image of a brand new ship about to be completed at Ulsteinvik. The image was taken on January 22nd 2009 and shows the new vessel Siem Marlin. It was really difficult to find a good location to shoot this vessel, with trees and houses in the way.

Another image of the same vessel from across the bay, at full zoom and freehand: therefore not as crispy sharp as I would have wanted:

Siem Marlin on January 22nd 2009 in Ulsteinvik.

[pakarang]

Another vessel for the oil industry under building at the same yard in Ulsteinvik: I'm quite confident the name of this new building may have been "Rem Poseidon".

Also this image was taken at full zoom, and is therefore unfortunately a bit off the sharpest edges of the scale. That I apologize naturally, but I still hope you enjoy having a peak.

[pakarang]

Another vessel for the oil industry under building at the same yard in Ulsteinvik: I'm quite confident the name of this new building may have been "Rem Poseidon".

Also this image was taken at full zoom, and is therefore unfortunately a bit off the sharpest edges of the scale. That I apologize naturally, but I still hope you enjoy having a peak.

If you study the last image a bit closer, you can see that they have started constructing the support-beams for the heli pad on the bow.

[pakarang]

I think I have posted one of these images before, so I apologize if you have to make you see it again...

The image was taken at Ulsteinvik on January 22nd 2009, and shows the X-Bow vessel Island Constructor.

She looks rather strong and 'buff' to me.... it's a very interesting design and this was actually the very first time I have ever seen a vessel with this bow with my own eyes.

[pakarang]

Before I end for now, I also bring you the Normand Ferking in Kristiansund. This vessel has been photographed by Sterkoder already, so this will be a reunion image for those that likes watching these kind of ships.

I have to say, that when walking on the dock besides the ship: she is massive: much larger than I had actually imagined, these ships are monsters of the seas. Naturally, they have to be strong, they are built to take upon themselves some pretty heavy weather at times: the North Sea is well known to be a rough area at times.

[Steve.B]

I love these sort of vessels. They just look so sort of powerful, like they really mean business. I particularly like the 'Viking' vessels, i think the yellow and red colour schemes suit them so well. I love the look of the Viking Athene, though im not too sure about the look of some of the newer vessels like the new Viking Queen, for me having the superstructure at the back does not hold the same appeal. I also think the 'X' bow ships look a little strange, but im getting used to them. To me a traditional bow looks so much nicer, but i can see how the 'X' bow must be a more efficient. I can see it must be much better when heading into a heavy swell. I should imagine that they would not 'slam' as much as a conventional bow would?.
I think all of you people that live in areas where seeing these types of vessels on a daily/weekly basis are very lucky, i would love to be in a position where i could see these vessels for myself. I must say a big thanks to all that post these photos, i love seeing them.

[Sterkoder]

Here's "Viking Athene" and "Skandi Captain" pictured last week in Kristiansund

Photo: ©S. Ludvigsen

[Sterkoder]

And here are some pictures I took today, of the brand new special designed tug/supply "Maersk Trader".
This little "guy" serves among other installations, the floating rig "Leiv Eriksson" right now situated in the fjord right by my home.






"Viking Athene" and "Maersk Trader" seen here at the oilfield servicebase Vestbase in Kristiansund

Photos: ©S. Ludvigsen

[Sterkoder]

Not totally in compliance with the thread, but anyway..., here's "Leiv Eriksson" in Freifjord close to my home. The red supllyvessel is "Skandi Foula" and the dark blue one is "Rem Provider"





Photos: ©S. Ludvigsen

[pakarang]

I think the close-up of Rem Provider and Leivv Eriksson is really cool. It's quite obvious that we are talking sizes here.

[Sterkoder]

"Viking Athene" in Kristiansund 21st February 2009

Photo: ©S. Ludvigsen

[Sterkoder]

I think the close-up of Rem Provider and Leivv Eriksson is really cool. It's quite obvious that we are talking sizes here.

That's correct. And let me show you "Skandi Captain" alongside the drillship "West Navigator" at Vestbase. Picture taken last year and really show size....


"Skandi Seven" in beautiful light in October 2008


"Maersk Detector" one very early morning in May 2007

Photos: ©S. Ludvigsen

[Sterkoder]

"Normand Ferking" leaving Kristiansund harbour in April 2008 for Vestbase


Here she's about to dock at Vestbase (MAN...., do I love this thread!!!!!)


Stand-by vessel "Guard Valiant" leaves Kristiansund in March 2008


Stand-by vessel "Jason II" in Kristiansund in July 2008

Photos: ©S. Ludvigsen

[Steve.B]

Brilliant photos! That drill ship is MASSIVE!, makes the 'Skandi Captain' look like a model. Awesome pieces of equipment! Oh i wish we had these sort of vessels in my part of the world. There is talk of building the worlds biggest off shore wind farm in the Bristol Channel, if that ever happens i might then get to see some of these brilliant vessels. I live in hope!
Sterkoder, you are so lucky to have all of this on your doorstep!

[ehp]

Svein- I believe you have been cloned...how do you get all this done???? AND work...AND play with planes...AND stray off topic with me all the time???

And what exactly does the "Leiv Eriksson" do?? Very strange looking......

[Sterkoder]

Also the russians have supply-vessels, although they look a bit different from our powerful ones here... Here's "V Ushakov" at Vestbase in July 2008


Stand-by vessel "Stril Clipper" in Kristiansund in 2007


Stand-by vessel "Strilhav" same place, same year...

Photos: ©S. Ludvigsen

[Sterkoder]

Svein- I believe you have been cloned...how do you get all this done???? AND work...AND play with planes...AND stray off topic with me all the time???

And what exactly does the "Leiv Eriksson" do?? Very strange looking......

Hahaha...., nope, I'm not cloned....
These are just a few of my over 1.600 offshore-vessel pictures, and you know; many of these were taken to and from work, and before changing work in September last year, I worked in a 3-shift job making me able to drive out during the daytime.

"Leiv Eriksson" is on the move to another field to search for oil/gas and as usual, they sail into a calm fjord to make the rig and all its systems ready for the new area...., they sort of mobilize for the new job..., if you see what I mean.
All moveable search-rigs do this, either by going into a fjord or docking at a yard. The latter is often used if major work is to be done to make it ready for new jobs, and we have often had rigs in to dock at the oilfield servicebase Vestbase here in Kristiansund.

"Leiv Eriksson" is the worlds largest moveable rig used in search for oil and gas. The strange looks comes from it being built on 6 huge feets, and the hole thing is submersible to make it stabil in rough seas...

[ehp]

Cool- thanks for the explanation...if you had said "it's my oil rig in my back fjord" I was going to start calling you "JR Ewing"--------

[Sterkoder]

Haha...., thank you!!

You know, I live just a few hundred meters from that rig, and about 5 nautical miles to the southwest, "I" have my own huge shuttle-tanker (if you remember "Randgrid" from another thread)....