Ship porn

Tabnabs · 11-04-2012 4:18pm

Ah lads, the North Sea is like a sleeping baby

long range shooter · 11-04-2012 5:24pm

323 wrote: »

long range shooter wrote: »

Everyone to their own, as long as it pays the bills:), but you forgot to mention construction.

Although I'll bet when you go for a pint in your local when at home, everyone still thinks you work on rigs.

Yes only taking the p....:D
Everyone do what they like to do offcourse.;)

Actually they dont believe a word you are saying,so i stopped talking about it.
I say i work offshore instead;)

long range shooter · 11-04-2012 5:30pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

Ah lads, the North Sea is like a sleeping baby

Nice to see when the rig actually have a 4" hose,and that its long enough,and dont have to stay alongside for 14 hours discharging:rolleyes:
But a nice picture of the North sea,cant beat it when its like this.;):D

dball · 12-04-2012 11:49am

not a ship but def a boat - sorry if in the wrong place

cocoshovel · 13-04-2012 12:35am

at 323. You can guarantee that wooden table wont last even a few months in such wet conditions :pac:

Tabnabs · 18-05-2012 11:03am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svFwsJsHHGs

Details and lots of pics of the incident here

http://www.cargolaw.com/2010nightmare_grand_rodosi.html

johngalway · 20-05-2012 3:46pm

Good panel beater, wait for the tide to go out, no problem :cool:

who the fug · 24-05-2012 10:34am

Can anyone add the music from jaws to that clip

Tabnabs · 24-05-2012 10:44am

Another nightmare scenario

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLWOi49LuvM

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Fishing boat coming out of the harbor supposedly cut off the Matanuska forcing the ferry to do drastic collision avoidence. The maneuver forced the ferry to over shoot the Petersburg dock. The ferry tried to turn 180 degrees to get to the dock. During that turn is when the Matanuska hit the dock. Tides were extra large that weekend with 5 knots of current on the stern. Petersburg is at the north end of Wrangell Narrows, a challenging waterway for the most experienced navigators.

Poor Uncle Tom · 25-05-2012 4:07pm

Oh my gosh!!!!

Our man in Havana · 26-05-2012 12:04am

Trainferries
Italy-Scilly
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/101031_Italie_sud_128.jpg

Norway
DS-Ammonia_M%C3%A6l_2004_SRS.jpg

quietsailor · 26-05-2012 11:18pm

Our man in Havana wrote: »

Trainferries
Italy-Scilly

My sister-in-law comes from Messina, her dad used to use that ferry every day to go to work (he's retired now), small world

Tabnabs · 28-05-2012 12:16pm

Will it fit?

will it fcuk! :pac:

The luxury cruise ship Pearl NO 7,bumps a bridge in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, May 23, 2012. No injuries were reported, but the deluxe liner lost its chimney which left a mark on Wenzhou Bridge. The cruise was being dragged by four tugboats to a downtown terminal ahead of opening to the public during the National Day holidays in October. The accident is believed to have been caused by miscommunications of the ship's height, Wenzhou City News reported. [Photo/CFP]

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Tabnabs · 05-06-2012 2:30pm

Space Shuttle Enterprise began its journey from JFK International Airport to its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

Tabnabs · 18-06-2012 11:46am

More likely see another oil terminal

http://cf.gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/distribution_and_Shipping.jpg

(very large image of Ras Tanura Sea Island Terminal)

You can feel the heat, smell the inert gas discharging and remember the watches changing from 4on / 8 off to 6on/6off.

BostonB · 18-06-2012 11:53am

Wow you really get a sense of scale in that photo. :eek:

Tabnabs · 18-06-2012 11:58am

A great video from Maersk in the 60s

http://vimeo.com/34752776

fergal.b · 19-06-2012 1:09pm

Just a bit more and it's ours

Jambo · 19-06-2012 3:21pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

Space Shuttle Enterprise began its journey from JFK International Airport to its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

Looks like she came into contact with a bridge and done some damage !!

Img Above taken from NYCAVIATION

Cookie_Monster · 19-06-2012 9:20pm

Jambo wrote: »

Looks like she came into contact with a bridge and done some damage !!

jesus, they messed that up pretty bad, look at the clearance on the other side! Someone must have been asleep at the wheel to miss that one.

fergal.b · 20-06-2012 9:44am

Some close maneuvering in Galway harbour yesterday, my friend had just bought his new cruiser a few weeks ago and was feeling a bit butt clenched

who the fug · 20-06-2012 11:16am

Tabnabs wrote: »

More likely see another oil terminal

http://cf.gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/distribution_and_Shipping.jpg

(very large image of Ras Tanura Sea Island Terminal)

You can feel the heat, smell the inert gas discharging and remember the watches changing from 4on / 8 off to 6on/6off.

Still the best view of Saudi , looks fantastic at night from the shore all lit up

Tabnabs · 27-06-2012 8:55pm

A great video on LNG bunkering, a very new ship fuel. Interestingly they say this may not be the best way to do it, as it's still a learnng curve for them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZWuTWtp5Rs

Jambo · 10-07-2012 11:06am

Cool vid I found on Gcaptain last night !

Hes lucky his quadcopter didnt ditch in the sea!!

http://gcaptain.com/ship-video-week-quadcopter-gopro/

Tabnabs · 08-08-2012 4:01pm

a nice bit of builders promo.

But why are US ships so small and puny looking compared to European ships of the same design/class?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nND5Q3eORZ8

Cookie_Monster · 08-08-2012 10:45pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

a nice bit of builders promo.
But why are US ships so small and puny looking compared to European ships of the same design/class?

the americans not overbuilding something

:eek::eek::eek:

Tabnabs · 09-08-2012 8:50am

for ocean going tugs, I think brute force and scale is probably to be advised

long range shooter · 10-08-2012 1:07am

Tabnabs wrote: »

for ocean going tugs, I think brute force and scale is probably to be advised

Absolutely right there.
I would prefer something like this then.

http://youtu.be/bQXVQlujaDs

long range shooter · 10-08-2012 1:11am

Well its a good idea to NOT leave the bridge while the engineers are playing with the engines alone,lol.

http://youtu.be/nZprXq_osq0

Tabnabs · 10-08-2012 9:18am

An aerial view of a 6,600 teu box boat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYSyR4CCHfk

13-08-2012 12:22pm

long range shooter wrote: »

Absolutely right there.
I would prefer something like this then.

http://youtu.be/bQXVQlujaDs

Spot on. But you will never see anything like either of these coming out of US yards.

To be fair Bollinger in the promotional video do build tugs/psv's of near these lengths but not bulk, be way too deep to get down the bayau.
You are probably aware but many over here are surprised that design and build quality in the US is crap, real dark ages stuff, they are still building vessels with 4&6 man cabins and communal toilets and showers etc. Believe its because over there working at sea is still largely viewed on as a job for ex-convicts and drop outs.

goldie fish · 13-08-2012 7:30pm

Their yard work practices leave a lot to be desired too. True dark ages stuff. Treat the workers like crap. No goin home till the job is done type of carry on. Still hand welding major structures too.

long range shooter · 16-08-2012 7:12pm

323 wrote: »

Spot on. But you will never see anything like either of these coming out of US yards.

To be fair Bollinger in the promotional video do build tugs/psv's of near these lengths but not bulk, be way too deep to get down the bayau.
You are probably aware but many over here are surprised that design and build quality in the US is crap, real dark ages stuff, they are still building vessels with 4&6 man cabins and communal toilets and showers etc. Believe its because over there working at sea is still largely viewed on as a job for ex-convicts and drop outs.

Thats correct,they are beiing built mainly in my homeland,Norway,and i have seen one US built vessel that was 2 years old,and i thought it was built in the late 80s.Couldnt believe my eyes a 2 year old offshorevessels:eek::eek:

Jambo · 17-08-2012 9:13pm

Mv Ocean breeze grounded and getting pounded on a Chilean beach

Full story here http://gcaptain.com/ocean-breeze-runs-aground-pounded/

Sunnyisland · 17-08-2012 9:15pm

Thats a serious wave.

goldie fish · 18-08-2012 12:25am

Speaking of waves, Safehaven Marine have been building Workboats, catmarans and Pilot boats for a number of years in Cork. The company owner, Frank, tests the boats himself in the worst conditions the mouth of cork harbour can throw at him.

Heres what he done on Wednesday, while the rest of us were waiting for a storm as bad as Hurricaine Charlie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dVkeh7wUm4

Visit their youtube page for more similar videos.

who the fug · 18-08-2012 10:24am

goldie fish wrote: »

Speaking of waves, Safehaven Marine have been building Workboats, catmarans and Pilot boats for a number of years in Cork. The company owner, Frank, tests the boats himself in the worst conditions the mouth of cork harbour can throw at him.

Heres what he done on Wednesday, while the rest of us were waiting for a storm as bad as Hurricaine Charlie.

Visit their youtube page for more similar videos.

Great place to test them, father was a pilot in Cork Harbour back in the sixties, and had a few trips to Milford Haven as the weather was so bad when they got out that he could not get off the Tanker

Tabnabs · 21-08-2012 2:53pm

Every deck officers worst nightmare :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7pRfix_sNg

BostonB · 21-08-2012 7:34pm

How did that happen?

goldie fish · 21-08-2012 8:11pm

Bitter end was the last thing leaving the deck. Thats what happens when you try to drop anchor in the middle of the Romanche Trench.

Tabnabs · 29-08-2012 3:34pm

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0fe_1346053604

Skip to about 1 minute 20 secs...

text says "here you have to listen until the end"

Voice at the end says

"Did he get carried away or where is he?"

Storm 10 · 29-08-2012 3:47pm

Forth Fisher Passing Between Aran Islands/Cliffs Of Moher And Taking A Beating On Empty Tanks Leaving Galway.

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niall100 · 30-08-2012 11:04am

We were passing through the Straits of Gibraltar recently and spotted this ship.
was just wondering does any one know what it is? What it would be transporting?

Tabnabs · 30-08-2012 12:04pm

It's a car carrier, stuffed full with thousands of vehicles. Not the pretties thing afloat, but functional.

long range shooter · 30-08-2012 3:04pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0fe_1346053604

Skip to about 1 minute 20 secs...

text says "here you have to listen until the end"

Voice at the end says
"Did he get carried away or where is he?"

Not the most clever seamanship i have seen:eek: