World's OFFSHORE VESSELS

[Jack Mulder]

Island Endeavour 9402342 also leaving Den Helder for the Northsea.



Pictures © Jack Mulder

Jack Mulder

[ombugge]

Saipem's Pipelayer Castorone still under outfitting at Keppel Benoi Shipyard, Singapore:

[ombugge]

An old friend that has been featured in this thread before:

UT 704 AHTS Pacific Challenger.

The one inside of her is a Seismic vessel flying the Norwegian flag, but I cannot make out the name.

[Ginnick]

Some Photos of the Pacific Challenger anchor-handling off Labuan, East Malaysia May 2009.
She had recently come back up from a long charter in Australia and was showing her age a bit. We were sent from Singapore across to Labuan to help out two new Malaysian AHTS's, although we were old and tired we got the job done. That included two j-hook jobs when the pennants on the anchors were broken.

Aplologies for the quality, the photos were all taken on my phone.


Loading Bunkers in Singapore before leaving


The "Old Man" in the Driving Chair on the right of the picture, he has his hand on the control for the Bow-Thrusters. The Chief Engineer is in the Winch-Drivers chair on the otherside, using Binoculars to see what the boys are up to on the back-end.


A Stevpris Anchor on deck, the broken wire on the port side is the pennant wire that was used to try and pull the anchor out of the mud. The rig had fitted some new pennants from a chinese supplier, two of them parted. A 64mm wire makes a loud noise when it snaps, especially when you are stood about 5 metres away!


The "J-Hook" used to fish for the anchor wire when the pennant is broken. It is then dragged out to the Anchor and used to pull the anchor out of the mud and up to the deck, easier said than done.


Showing her age, but still getting the job done.


A closer view of the anchor, the boys are working to get it disconnected.

[Ginnick]

A couple more photos of the mighty Pacific Challenger!


The view from the front of the bridge, no big windows like modern boats. If I remember right the rig was the Sedco 601.


Alongside at Asian Supply Base in Labuan. We topped up with fuel before going back to Singapore.


Looking a bit better from the front. The crew had been working hard while on stand-by in Singapore to get her looking better.

[pilotdane]

Great looking photos! I really like seeing behind the scenes.

I how deep a water were you fishing for the anchor?

[ombugge]

Welcome to the Forum Ginnick. Nice set of "action pictures" from the Pacific Challenger.

I posted some pictures of this vessel back in April, 2010 (Page 17, #337>)
Those were taken when she got ready to go to the Philippines for Nido.

This is one of the last UT 704s built (1983), but even the first one (built 1974) is still in service, as is nearly every one of the 91 UT 704s ever built.

[Ginnick]

@ pilotdane - Going from memory it was about 150 meters deep, not so bad. The J-Hook is lowered about 30-40 metres over the stern and you then 'fish' for the anchor near the rig whre the anchor line is near the surface. The trick is to stop it falling off before you have run out to the Anchor. Luckily we had an 'Old Man' who was a very good boat driver, so it did not take too long. I was running around outside covered in grease and mud!

@ Ombugge - I saw those photos. I only did a few weeks on the Challenger back in 2009, it was good to get on one of the 704's before they all went form the fleet. Although I am not complaining about being on the newer boats now. I don't think too many of our new ones will be around for 35+ years.

I have got a few more photos from different Swire boats, I will put them up at some point.

Cheers.

[Sterkoder]

I have got a few more photos from different Swire boats, I will put them up at some point.

Oh, please do!
We SWIRE-employees always like to see our colours around
(I'm in the oilfield service-branch though, but for me, SWIRE is SWIRE )



'ombugge' and 'Ginnick' :
Thank you for posting these images!!
'ombugge' , I don't recognize the norwegian seismic vessel you point out. Could you tell me exactly where (the name of the place this vessel was moored) and when the picture were taken?

[ombugge]

'ombugge' , I don't recognize the norwegian seismic vessel you point out. Could you tell me exactly where (the name of the place this vessel was moored) and when the picture were taken?

She is at Kim Heng Yard at the mouth of Pandan River on the West coast of Singapore Island.
Picture was taken from Republic of Singapore Yacht Club at 1305 hrs. local time, 29. Sept. 2011 (0505 hrs. GMT, or 0705 hrs. Norw. time)

That should serve as a good test of your AIS program and your detective abilities.

[Steve.B]

I have 'book marked' this thread, i must come back to it tonight to take in all these really interesting posts. I love seeing all this working stuff.

[Sterkoder]

She is at Kim Heng Yard at the mouth of Pandan River on the West coast of Singapore Island.
Picture was taken from Republic of Singapore Yacht Club at 1305 hrs. local time, 29. Sept. 2011 (0505 hrs. GMT, or 0705 hrs. Norw. time)

That should serve as a good test of your AIS program and your detective abilities.

Thank you so much! These informations are essential you know, in finding a vessel....

Now, let me see...., this must then be the norwegian flag flying "Reflect Resolution" (IMO 8203153) owned by Norfield Shipping AS.
Her ex. names are "Bergen Resolution", "Scan Resolution", "Maurice Ewing" and "Bernier", built by Marine Industrie Ltd., Canada in 1983.

How's that for 'detective abilities'...?

[Steve.B]

A couple more photos of the mighty Pacific Challenger!



Looking a bit better from the front. The crew had been working hard while on stand-by in Singapore to get her looking better.

Great looking vessel, she certainly looks like a trust worthy old girl to me. And i love the colour for obvious reasons!

[ombugge]

Thank you so much! These informations are essential you know, in finding a vessel....

Now, let me see...., this must then be the norwegian flag flying "Reflect Resolution" (IMO 8203153) owned by Norfield Shipping AS.
Her ex. names are "Bergen Resolution", "Scan Resolution", "Maurice Ewing" and "Bernier", built by Marine Industrie Ltd., Canada in 1983.

How's that for 'detective abilities'...?

That is the one. Here is full specs: http://www.norfield.no/publish_files...Resolution.pdf

She is operated by Reflect Geophysical Pte. Ltd. here in Singapore, which is a subsidiary of Otto Marine.

I have seen her earlier, also at Kim Heng's Yard in Pandan Loop:

[ombugge]

A few offshore vessels seen at Eastern Anchorgae, Singapore yesterday, 08. Oct. 2011:

[ombugge]

A Norwegian Seismic vessel:


Not an offshore vessel but a Cable Layer on stand by, ready to carry out repairs to the many Fiber Optic Cables that crisscross the region:

Refr. the new thread re: underseas cables of the world.

[Sterkoder]

"Far Sapphire" (inner) and "KL Saltfjord" together at Devoldholmen in Kristiansund on this rainiest day of 2011 so far


The new (March 2011) "North Sea Giant" visited us today. On her outside is the small cargo vessel "Wilson Leer", just now started on her sailing to Gudvangen in Sogn og Fjordane. The giant has 6 engines, giving a total of 28.160 BHP (21.000 kW)

[ombugge]

The AHTS Skandi Singapore about to enter dry dock at Keppel Benoi Shipyard, Singapore yesterday:

I didn't notice her early enough to get the whole vessel.

[ombugge]

Some Offshore vessels seen in Chiwan, China the last few days.

A large tug heading out:


And a very familiar type of vessel coming in:

[ombugge]

Some more arrivals and departures from the Offshore Base at Chiwan: