World's OFFSHORE VESSELS

[Sterkoder]

I can not find any conection between the two logos, and if the sail of a viking ship is not a registered trademark, I guess it's something several companies could use.
The only peripher and microscopic connection I could find, was that Mr. Siem once sat in the board of direction of Fred. Olsen Lines and that the FOL company had something to do with Kloster didn't it...??

[Fjordtroll]

M/S "Bourbon Monsoon"


Picture taken for 3 weeks ago.

[Sterkoder]

Another Bourbon vessel, this time "Bourbon Surf" in Kristiansund


As the image above, the one below was "fired" off in a hurry, as I was about to climb into my car after a visit to the shopping mall.
My initial thought was to let this red vessel pass by without me taking a picture, mainly because I thought it was "Far Sapphire"...., but then I thought; well, I haven't got a picture of that vessel as a foreground to "my" church at Nordlandet.
It was just now, when uploading the image to Photobucket I realized I took a picture of a vessel which has never before been in this city.
This is the surprice to me, "Far Saracen"
(The moral is (for a ship freak anyway): Never leave your home without your camera!)


EDIT: This is in fact a much newer vessel than I thought at first. "Far Saracen" was delivered from STX Norway Langsten as late as 24th March 2010.

[lewismohr]

Is there any way I can get the orientation of the drilling platform relative to the north-south axis and what direction was the helipad platform?

Consider this. If you have every gone plinking with a .22 calibre pistole or rifle and you were shooting at relatively soft beer or cola cans and you hit the can with the bullet from the side and not straight on you would get a oblong hole just like is on the helipad platform.

These smart bombs do not always drop straight down from the sky like Leo DiCaprio and Russel Crowe on Body of Lies want you to think. These smart bombs usually glide in like a space shuttle landing.

Therefore I pose the question: Considering that only the United States CIA has the assets and the technology to have a B-2 Stealth bomber flying around at about 70K feet; and suppose some creep in CIA Langley like a Russell Crowe type in the aforementioned movie gives the command to release ordinance; and then he guides the bomb/projectile into the oil rig using the remote guidance and observation capabilities a spy satellite in a geostationary orbit about 22K miles above the equator; and looking where the major fire is located on the superstructure of the other pontoon, the trajectory of the bomb or projectile looks like it descended thru the helipad and impacted on the substructure on the other side. What say anyone?

The North Korean mini sub nonsense is pure disinformation.

But hey! I sometimes chase shadows. L -o-

[ombugge]

Is there any way I can get the orientation of the drilling platform relative to the north-south axis and what direction was the helipad platform?

Consider this. If you have every gone plinking with a .22 calibre pistol or rifle and you were shooting at relatively soft beer or cola cans and you hit the can with the bullet from the side and not straight on you would get a oblong hole just like is on the helipad platform.

These smart bombs do not always drop straight down from the sky like Leo DiCaprio and Russel Crowe on Body of Lies want you to think. These smart bombs usually glide in like a space shuttle landing.

Therefore I pose the question: Considering that only the United States CIA has the assets and the technology to have a B-2 Stealth bomber flying around at about 70K feet; and suppose some creep in CIA Langley like a Russell Crowe type in the aforementioned movie gives the command to release ordinance; and then he guides the bomb/projectile into the oil rig using the remote guidance and observation capabilities a spy satellite in a geostationary orbit about 22K miles above the equator; and looking where the major fire is located on the superstructure of the other pontoon, the trajectory of the bomb or projectile looks like it descended thru the helipad and impacted on the substructure on the other side. What say anyone?

The North Korean mini sub nonsense is pure disinformation.

But hey! I sometimes chase shadows. L -o-

This is(was) a Dynamically Positioned Rig, so the heading MAY have been changed with the prevailing conditions.

As for all these conspiracy theories being posted on US forums, it is pure BS in my view.

Why would CIA carry out sabotage against a Drilling Rig in US water??? And how would the get a B-2 Bomber to do the dirty work???

How would North Korea be able to get a Submarine to the GOM?? Maybe through the Panama Canal??? They don't have a submarine that can even dive, for crying out loud!!!

Don't try to find somebody else to blame for this disaster as, like all other such incidents, it is bound to have been caused by human error.

By the way, Transocean may have moved their HQ from Houston to Zug in Switzerland, but it is still a VERY American company.

BP took over AMOCO and ARCO and inherited their operating style and safety record for the US operations.

Ahaa, you are being sarcastic are you???? I appreciate that in a man.

[Sterkoder]

One of the largest (besides the rig/drilling vessel "West Navigator") offshore vessels to visit Vestbase came in yesterday.
I could not resist the opportunity to use my camera before work, so I jumped into the company car and drove down to a couple of sites down at Vestbase dockside.
Here's "Skandi Arctic" for you, in the strong bright light of the morning sun at 07:50 local. (She's a 157 meters long construction vessel, and she's 27 meters wide. The top of a hurtigrute like "Polarlys" reach only to the helideck..., and that hurtigrute is 'only' 123 meters long and 19,5 meters wide. That gives you some perspective of size)
"Skandi Arctic" was delivered from STX Norway at Aukra in March 2009






And then little "Island Challenger" came to dock

[Sterkoder]

As a picture of comparison, here's a picture I took a couple of years back of the sister vessel "Skandi Acergy". She has the exact same measurements as "Skandi Arctic", and even though some of you have seen this image before, look how small "Nordlys" is

[Steve.B]

Now that is very impressive vessel! It's another one of those vessels that immediately says "I MEAN BUSINESS" the second you look at her. The comparison shot of her sister with the Hurtigruten really does show her size. Very nice ship indeed.

[Sterkoder]

In addition to the arrival of "Saga Pearl II" there were also some other activity in Kristiansund harbour early this Sunday morning.
As I mentioned in the posting with "Saga Pearl II", "Stril Challenger" had to give way and back up to Devoldholmen. Here she's seen doing just that, with "Island Valiant" and "Siem Emerald" already moored there.


Looks like a nest of offshore vessels....


Nice lines of the "Stril Challenger"


"Siem Emerald" and "Island Valiant" at Devoldholmen

All images: ©S. Ludvigsen

[ombugge]

A modern Norwegian Construction Support Vessel (CSV) at sun rise in the GOM:

This is a few months ago so no oil on the water.

Have you ever wondered what the Bridge look like on a State-of-the-Art Offshore vessel?
Here is an example. The bridge of CSV "Normand Clough", built by Kleven Marine, Ulsteinvik, Norway in 2008.

The Fwrd. maneuver position with Electronic Chart Machine, Radar and AIS display:

Sorry, I didn't get a picture of the other half of the Console.

Aft controls:


Two positions and two Cyber Chairs:


A closer look at a Cyber Chair with all the controls built into the arm rests and two screens to display data:

This vessel has Diesel/Electric propulsion with two AZIPULL thrusters at the stern, two Tunnel Thrusters and an Azimuth Thruster at the bow. Total power available from 6 Diesel driven Generators are 12,200 kWe.

Joystick manoeuvre positions on the Bridge wing:


Dynamic Positioning System (DPS-2) Control Panels (Dual redundancy):


Communication is by both Terrestial and Satellite systems (GMDSS):


The Mate's Office is in a sunken compartment on the bridge:


Houston Space Centre has nothing on this vessel.

[janihudi]

beautiful image,just the silliuet?? of the vessel for a clear sky,
would even fit in the sunrise/sunset thread

[janihudi]

power express

[pilotdane]

Ombugge, If I did not know better I would say you are getting artistic/photographic on us. Thanks for the great photos.

[ombugge]

Ombugge, If I did not know better I would say you are getting artistic/photographic on us. Thanks for the great photos.

Sorry to disappoint. I got this one from the Master of the vessel. Taken some time ago in the Gulf of Mexico, before the ship re-positioned to her new work area of S.E.Asia/Australia.
Here is a couple more pictures of the same vessel at anchor in Singapore:






As you well know I shoot pictures, not creating images. Here is a couple more of the same vessel, which I took with my pocket camera, while alongside at ST Marine Shipyard, Singapore:




Not too bad I think, even with the horizon straight enough to satisfy Sterkoder.
PS: The rest of the pictures in that post is all mine, without the aid of Photoshop or other enhancers. (No Viagra equivalents)

[Asimut]

"Normand Prosper" came into Breivika harbour this afternoon.

[Sterkoder]

Not too bad I think, even with the horizon straight enough to satisfy Sterkoder.

Glad you noticed my "kjepphest"!!!

Yes, when you, I myself and others are taking pictures (wether it's just shooting or really making images) of vessels at sea or of landscape near/in the sea...., the horizon MUST always be horizontal.
I don't care what excuses one come up with...., if we can't make a very great shot and do the horizontal horizon....., then don't post.
(There are so many photo programmes on the market, both free and not, that there are no excuse at all to post a picture with a sloping horizon).

I'm very tolerant when it comes to pictures, because one picture is the sole ownership of the photographer and it's a piece of art from that photographers hand......, but have any of you guys out there ever seen an up- or downhill out there on the ocean/horizon...???

Nope, not me neither. You can tell me that I'm too hard, that I take things too serious or whatever....., but there is one single thing in photography I can't stand; a sloping sea horizon!
To post a sloping horizon image shows one of two things, either lazyness or lack of respect for the viewer. You'all can call me what you want, that is my view to the end of the world when it comes to photography....

NOW....., that said:

What vessel is in the outer position there at picture nr. 4 in post #394...???

[pilotdane]

Yes, if the sea is sloping it will all pour out.

[ombugge]

Yes, if the sea is sloping it will all pour out.

Good one Dane!!!...........................

[ombugge]

Glad you noticed my "kjepphest"!!!

Yes, when you, I myself and others are taking pictures (whether it's just shooting or really making images) of vessels at sea or of landscape near/in the sea...., the horizon MUST always be horizontal.
I don't care what excuses one come up with...., if we can't make a very great shot and do the horizontal horizon....., then don't post.
(There are so many photo programmes on the market, both free and not, that there are no excuse at all to post a picture with a sloping horizon).

I don't have one, please recommend a good, quick and simple programme for this purpose and basic editing. I have no intention of getting into Photoshop. The one that comes with Photobucket is meant for kids to make funny pictures, with no horizon straightener.

What vessel is in the outer position there at picture nr. 4 in post #394...???

This is the Survey vessel Fugro Gemini, which was originally an attempt by McDermott to make a catamaran anchor handler, ideal for use with Pipelaying Barges. The idea was good, but it didn't prove practical.

Here is another picture of her taken at Loyang Base, Singapore some time back:

Even with a reasonably straight horizon, but a bit blurred.

[Sterkoder]

"Rem Star" in Kristiansund tonight


"Toisa Polaris" at Vestbase