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Lapin · 25-02-2012 1:28am #1

Thought I'd start one off along the same lines as the one over on the Aviation & Aircraft forum.

They share some great photos over there and I figured the same could happen here.

As luck would have it I don't have many of mine stored on this PC but I'll get the ball rolling with this one -

Tankers in Galway Bay, Dec 08

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77267641@N05/6780999630/in/photostream

Lapin · 25-02-2012 2:08am

Stena Line HSS sailing towards Dún Laoighaire.
Taken from a flight coming into land at Dublin Airport, December 08.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77267641@N05/6781034100/in/photostream

skipz · 25-02-2012 2:19am

Here is a photo of the ship Arklow raider which ran aground after leaving the mouth of the Boyne coming from Drogheda port.

I think this is in November 2010?

skipz · 25-02-2012 4:48am

Here's another ship taken on the same day on the Boyne, it's the dredger Lough Foyle.

quite like this one

marlin vs · 25-02-2012 9:24am

Nice picture of the dredger Lough Foyle.

the scrote · 25-02-2012 9:43am

Here's a couple of a ship i sailed on at anchor off Ascension island in the south atlantic.

One of the first ships i worked on.

Mickey Dazzler · 25-02-2012 11:36am

Mickey Dazzler · 25-02-2012 11:37am

the scrote · 25-02-2012 12:54pm

Alongside in Gib,taken from the top of the rock,the small salvage ship astern of us had found aload of gold on a wreck that the spanish laid claim to,if they left Gib they would have been arrested so i heard they flew the gold out on a russian cargo plane under cover of darkness.

muffler · 25-02-2012 1:22pm

Lapin wrote: »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77267641@N05/6780999630/in/photostream

Lapin wrote: »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77267641@N05/6781034100/in/photostream

Lapin your links are directly to your Yahoo login page

lorcan122 · 25-02-2012 2:36pm

Mickey Dazzler wrote: »

That is a lovely picture, must have been some sight, wish I could see that everyday.

Mickey Dazzler · 25-02-2012 7:06pm

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Took this Pic when we stopped off in Gib for fuel in November.

the scrote · 25-02-2012 8:03pm

Suez transit heading south

lorcan122 · 25-02-2012 9:13pm

the scrote wrote: »

Alongside in Gib,taken from the top of the rock,the small salvage ship astern of us had found aload of gold on a wreck that the spanish laid claim to,if they left Gib they would have been arrested so i heard they flew the gold out on a russian cargo plane under cover of darkness.

Heard about this in a news article, it was a really interesting story, modern day treasure hunters fascinate me.

ex_infantry man · 25-02-2012 9:19pm

the scrote wrote: »

Suez transit heading south

what sort of vessel do you work on scrote??

the scrote · 26-02-2012 1:27am

company called the RFA,civilian manned support ships for the RN,various vessels,the one in the photo is a troop carrier.has a dock in the arse end that floods for smaller boats to work out of & a large vehicle deck,also a good sized crew bar,also worked on stores ships & tankers with them

the scrote · 26-02-2012 1:32am

lorcan122 wrote: »

Heard about this in a news article, it was a really interesting story, modern day treasure hunters fascinate me.

i think the company is called Odessey or something similar,they had a series on Discovery a while back

roundymac · 26-02-2012 1:08pm

the scrote wrote: »

company called the RFA,civilian manned support ships for the RN,various vessels,the one in the photo is a troop carrier.has a dock in the arse end that floods for smaller boats to work out of & a large vehicle deck,also a good sized crew bar,also worked on stores ships & tankers with them

I think the Aussies just bought one of them off the RN, Larges bay?

the scrote · 26-02-2012 5:47pm

roundymac wrote: »

I think the Aussies just bought one of them off the RN, Larges bay?

your spot on,thats a sister ship of the one i was on.There was four of that class built a few years ago.I've sailed on two of them,Cardigan bay & Lyme bay,was talking to a few old ship mates that were on it when it was handed over.Alot of people get the rfa confused with the RN but its a different arm.the RFA is classed as merchant navy but i suppose it does alot of the stuff the RN does although there's no love lost between the two,i've some good pics i'll post later of shipwreck's,victims of the Iran Iraq war.

ex_infantry man · 26-02-2012 5:58pm

the scrote wrote: »

company called the RFA,civilian manned support ships for the RN,various vessels,the one in the photo is a troop carrier.has a dock in the arse end that floods for smaller boats to work out of & a large vehicle deck,also a good sized crew bar,also worked on stores ships & tankers with them

i was thinking merchant navy but was,nt too sure, i,d say you,ve seen some very nice places around the globe

Cookie_Monster · 28-02-2012 9:23am

Came across this in Te Wineport Lodge in Athlone last week...

Mickey Dazzler · 28-02-2012 6:15pm

Conchir · 28-02-2012 6:27pm

Both are of ships entering Dublin Port, taken from Howth. The top photo also shows some of the main fleet at the Interschools in 2010.

Tabnabs · 02-03-2012 10:43am

ILB Grannuaille and NLV Pharos in Dun Laoghaire for the opening of the new CIL headquarters building. The Patricia had to stay alongside for the event as it was too windy for her to get off the quay wall

:pac:

Sunrise at the K4B platform in the north sea.

Oh for a life on the rolling seas

02-03-2012 11:04am

Sunrise this time of year a couple of years back in the Gulf of Mexico, DCV Balder and Devils Tower - Spar Platform further back.

Later on the same day, cranes down, waiting on weather

Storm 10 · 02-03-2012 5:56pm

Check out this website some great pictures of ships here there is a new and old gallery.

Link: http://galwayships.com/

ex_infantry man · 02-03-2012 8:25pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

Check out this website some great pictures of ships here there is a new and old gallery.

Link: http://galwayships.com/

very good website

LiamoSail · 06-03-2012 5:28pm

Mickey Dazzler wrote: »

Smoke detector head covered? Risky strategy :pac:

Mickey Dazzler · 06-03-2012 5:56pm

LiamoSail wrote: »

Smoke detector head covered? Risky strategy :pac:

Its not the smoke detector. It the air-con unit that had a nasty habit of spitting out pieces of fluff into you cabin so it was covered up on the orders of the C/E.

LiamoSail · 06-03-2012 6:13pm

Mickey Dazzler wrote: »

Its not the smoke detector. It the air-con unit that had a nasty habit of spitting out pieces of fluff into you cabin so it was covered up on the orders of the C/E.

Apologies, I saw the smokes on the desk and jumped to the obvious conclusion

eire-kp · 08-03-2012 12:32am

Not from sea level but I though ye might like it, I took it over the Singapore straits.

Cookie_Monster · 18-03-2012 12:15am

Port Taranaki, just down the road

The crane is holding a fishing boat that broke it's moorings and ran aground in a recent storm

deRanged · 20-03-2012 11:05am

Scottish fisheries protection vessel FPV Jura is in Cork for a visit.

FPV Jura by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

Jambo · 20-03-2012 11:37am

360 Degree views of the 400000 DWT Vale Rio De Janeiro in Rotterdam.
She and her sister are currently the largest Bulkers in the World and have recently overtaken the Berge Sthal

http://178.84.234.154/360/Vale360/vtour/tour.html

Some views from the bridge and engine room casing ,

Note the pictures can take some time to load.

Her sister recently suffered structural defects / damage while loading !

Tabnabs · 20-03-2012 11:45am

I did some trips on cape sized bulkers, good times and great ports. She looks pretty miserly in the old crew comforts? No pool and still just a crappy old wooden pilots chair on the bridge... :rolleyes: What are the cabins and officers bar like?

deRanged · 04-04-2012 12:32pm

HMS Express and HMS Exploit in Cork for a visit.

HMS Express (P163) and HMS Exploit (P167) by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

You can see Wind Perfection (nee Julia) is still there.

HMS Express (P163) by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

HMS Exploit (P167) by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

quietsailor · 10-04-2012 1:35pm

what function do the Exploit and the Express have - fisheries protection, coastguard roles?

ex_infantry man · 10-04-2012 3:14pm

quietsailor wrote: »

what function do the Exploit and the Express have - fisheries protection, coastguard roles?

there fisheries vessels as far as i know

Dogwatch · 10-04-2012 3:35pm

quietsailor wrote: »

what function do the Exploit and the Express have - fisheries protection, coastguard roles?

Attached to Universities around the UK.

quietsailor · 10-04-2012 3:51pm

quietsailor wrote: »

what function do the Exploit and the Express have - fisheries protection, coastguard roles?

I must have been asleep, I went and googled it and the wiki linkwas the first thing that came up - where I should have looked myself before I even posted the question. Sorry for the laziness

They are similar to the Cill Airne as a training ship when it was owned by the CIT/NMCI

deRanged · 12-04-2012 12:06am

HMS Mersey in Cobh, taking part in the naval fleet review.

HMS Mersey (P283) by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

more photos from the review tomorrow.

deRanged · 12-04-2012 9:49am

Naval service fleet review 2012.

President Michael D. Higgins. by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

L.E. Niamh, L.E. Aisling, L.E. Aoife and HMS Mersey arrive for the fleet review. by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

L.E. Niamh. by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

L.E. Aoife by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

President Higgins conducts fleet review by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

L.E. Eithne passes HMS Mersey during fleet review. by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

L.E. Eithne passes L.E. Aoife during fleet review. by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

L.E. Eithne during fleet review. by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

L.E. Aoife during fleet review. by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

David F. transports honour guard back to Haulbowline by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

Rocky Bay · 12-04-2012 8:48pm

Anybody have a picture of the "Breda J" or her sistership whose name I can't recall? She was in and out of the quays in Cork when I was a child in the 1970's. Only recently I read that she was used to bring a fuel of some type from Whitegate into a pipeline on the quays. IIRC, they were owned or leased from/to Jones Shipping which I believe was owned by a crowd in Dublin. Thats something else I can't recall-what website i was reading about them!!! I do though, remember their funnels-black with a green/white stripe around the ......lower half of the funnel or was it the middle of the funnel?

roundymac · 12-04-2012 10:31pm

Rathgar was another one of their ships.

ex_infantry man · 13-04-2012 8:31pm

ah the david f many a drunk night spent on that for the last launch back from cobh before goin out on a patrol when was in the an slua muiri

deRanged · 14-04-2012 9:58pm

I couldnt believe how many people could fit on the David F!

Anyway, today there was a big SAR demonstration in Cobh.
3 helicopters (S-61, AW139, S-92), misc lifeboats, LE Aoife and
more.

S-61 winching operations by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

AW139 drops winchman onto LE Aoife by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

more photos here

Rocky Bay · 30-04-2012 5:13pm

roundymac wrote: »

Rathgar was another one of their ships.

...correct. I do remember the Rathgar. Does anybody know the name of the little grey boat that use to ferry workers between the Monkstown pier and Verolme in the late 60's and early 70's?

deRanged · 14-05-2012 10:39am

F.S. Vulcain is in Cork at the moment.

IMG_5450 by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

divers out practising:

IMG_5455 by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

Conchir · 31-05-2012 7:47pm

Clipper Ranger in Belfast a few days ago.

I'd say there's some force when that lifeboat hits the water.

Poor Uncle Tom · 01-06-2012 7:28am

I've seen a few of them like that, I like that it's close to the bridge....:D incentive to stay at your post in rough weather....:p

deRanged · 01-06-2012 9:36am

RV Belgica, a Belgian research vessel in Cork this morning.

RV Belgica (A962) by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

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