Ship porn

Thargor · 04-06-2020 10:02pm

Is that a solar farm on the upper deck? Panoramic viewing area on the bow aswell would be nice.

cnocbui · 04-06-2020 10:21pm

Thargor wrote: »

Is that a solar farm on the upper deck? Panoramic viewing area on the bow aswell would be nice.

If it is, it wouldn't move such a ship 10 meters in a day. I was reading about a greatly innovative lithium battery powered ferry some do-gooder borgs came up with and were hugely pleased about. It just seemed so impractical.

John_Rambo · 04-06-2020 10:54pm

Thargor wrote: »

I like how they throw the ropes down in a hurry at the end like it was going to go anywhere:

Those beaches must be serious shore dump ones with serious deep sea floor inclines.

Cookie_Monster · 02-07-2020 9:04am

You guys might notice something a little off about this???

inforfun · 02-07-2020 9:08am

Ooopsss

https://www.dumpert.nl/item/7942017_ea875cee

roundymac · 02-07-2020 10:25am

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

You guys might notice something a little off about this???

Happy days sailing out of Rosslare with IF.

dogmatix · 02-07-2020 2:49pm

According to wiki, she is the MV Kaitaki, but originally the Irish Ferries Isle of Inisfree. Not a young ship anymore, dating from 1995. That would have been an interesting journey, sailing from Europe to New Zealand.

cnocbui · 02-07-2020 3:08pm

dogmatix wrote: »

According to wiki, she is the MV Kaitaki, but originally the Irish Ferries Isle of Inisfree. Not a young ship anymore, dating from 1995. That would have been an interesting journey, sailing from Europe to New Zealand.

Yeah, try that on Li-ion f'n batteries!

Tabnabs · 08-07-2020 3:52pm

Superyacht Rev nearing completion.

Storm 10 · 08-07-2020 4:01pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

Superyacht Rev nearing completion.

Looks more like a research ship than a super yacht or even a Coastguard ship.

ILikeBoats · 08-07-2020 4:20pm

I'd say it's an explorer yacht.

Like Ulysses, Octopus etc.

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-register/top-20-explorer-yachts--25047

cnocbui · 08-07-2020 5:27pm

That got me to wondering what Lauren Jobs did with Steve's Philippe Starck designed Venus $100 M yacht.

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As far as I can ascertain, she had the great sense to not sell it and is probably enjoying it to the full. It seems to have recently traveled from the Bahamas to Gibralta and is currently in Palma, Spain. I'd live on it permanently and do that sort of thing if I owned it too.

Tough life for some.

dogmatix · 09-07-2020 6:52am

cnocbui wrote: »

That got me to wondering what Lauren Jobs did with Steve's Philippe Starck designed Venus $100 M yacht.

As far as I can ascertain, she had the great sense to not sell it and is probably enjoying it to the full. It seems to have recently traveled from the Bahamas to Gibralta and is currently in Palma, Spain. I'd live on it permanently and do that sort of thing if I owned it too.

Tough life for some.

Super luxurious no doubt, but God almighty it is ugly. It looks like a huge house boat. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder I suppose.

Tabnabs · 09-07-2020 12:38pm

An "excursion steamer" on the river Hudson.

Tabnabs · 09-07-2020 12:40pm

The Queen Mary in New York in 1948

cnocbui · 09-07-2020 12:59pm

dogmatix wrote: »

Super luxurious no doubt, but God almighty it is ugly. It looks like a huge house boat. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder I suppose.

It has grown on me. It think the upper profile and thickness and degree of overhang of the pagoda 'roofs' are what spoil it.

beauf · 09-07-2020 1:12pm

It looks like a design concept thats unfinished.

Storm 10 · 09-07-2020 3:09pm

Video of Venus here in this link in St Marteen scroll forward to around 2 minutes, see the crew closing the rear ramp when they are filming so no look in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNOYIQ8V6C8

roundymac · 10-07-2020 10:35am

I glad Steve Jobs(RIP) knew about computers because he knew eff all about designing ships.

Hotblack Desiato · 10-07-2020 1:11pm

He really didn't know anything about computers either, Woz was the tech guy...

Tabnabs · 13-07-2020 11:32am

The Boka Vanguard

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2cn3CgX4AQ2ojS?format=jpg&name=large

and what she does
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BOKA_Vanguard_loaded_with_cruise_ship_Carnival_Vista_2-800x600.jpg

odyssey06 · 13-07-2020 11:51am

They need to do a Mighty Ships episode for Boka Vanguard if they haven't already. Awesome.

Tabnabs · 15-07-2020 11:52am

Long before colour-sensitive films were invented, Russian photographer Prokudin-Gorsky used to take 3 individual black-and-white photos, each with a filter (Red, Green, Blue) to create high-quality pictures in full colour.

A few maritime related photographs from his collection, taken in or before 1909.

Title: Fire alarm on steamboat Sheksna. [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: Crew of the steamship "Sheksna" of the M.P.S. [Ministry of Communication and Transportation]. [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: Stone-excavating machine of the single scoop type Svirskaia no. 2. [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: Stone-excavating machine of the multi-scoop type "Svirskaia pervaia." [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: On the deckhouse of the steamboat "Sheksna" of the M.P.S. [Ministry of Communication and Transportation]. [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: Small town of Vokhnovo. Reinforced embankment. [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: Flat-bottomed canal boat. [Russian Empire]

His full collection is archived here https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?st=grid&co=prok

thebiggestjim · 15-07-2020 12:15pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

The Boka Vanguard

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2cn3CgX4AQ2ojS?format=jpg&name=large

and what she does

This is amazing. Can someone explain why you would dry dock a cruise ship on this vessel and they bring the cruise ship to a dry dock? Why not sail it directly to the dry dock? If the cruise ship is damaged and not fit to be towed perhaps?

Tabnabs · 15-07-2020 12:17pm

thebiggestjim wrote: »

This is amazing. Can someone explain why you would dry dock a cruise ship on this vessel and they bring the cruise ship to a dry dock? Why not sail it directly to the dry dock? If the cruise ship is damaged and not fit to be towed perhaps?

In April 2019 the usual dry dock was damaged after a crane collapsed on the Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, with both the ship and dry dock damaged. As a result, other ships including Carnival Vista have been unable to use the dry dock until it is repaired.

On 13 July at sunrise Boskalis lifted cruise ship Carnival Vista out of the water onto its semi-submersible heavy lift vessel BOKA Vanguard and transported it to Grand Bahama Shipyard for a unique dry docking operation that will take place in the following weeks in Freeport, Bahamas. Whilst the cruise ship is resting on the BOKA Vanguard the repairs will take place. Upon completion of these repairs, Carnival Vista will be offloaded in time for its next scheduled cruise voyage from Galveston in Texas on 27 July. Read more about the project in the press releases below.

https://www.boskalis.com/vista/

nokiatom · 15-07-2020 2:04pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

Long before colour-sensitive films were invented, Russian photographer Prokudin-Gorsky used to take 3 individual black-and-white photos, each with a filter (Red, Green, Blue) to create high-quality pictures in full colour.

A few maritime related photographs from his collection, taken in or before 1909.

Title: Fire alarm on steamboat Sheksna. [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: Crew of the steamship "Sheksna" of the M.P.S. [Ministry of Communication and Transportation]. [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: Stone-excavating machine of the single scoop type Svirskaia no. 2. [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: Stone-excavating machine of the multi-scoop type "Svirskaia pervaia." [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: On the deckhouse of the steamboat "Sheksna" of the M.P.S. [Ministry of Communication and Transportation]. [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: Small town of Vokhnovo. Reinforced embankment. [Russian Empire]

Title Translation: Flat-bottomed canal boat. [Russian Empire]

His full collection is archived here https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?st=grid&co=prok

First one doesn't look over a hundred years old

15-07-2020 2:26pm

thebiggestjim wrote: »

This is amazing. Can someone explain why you would dry dock a cruise ship on this vessel and they bring the cruise ship to a dry dock? Why not sail it directly to the dry dock? If the cruise ship is damaged and not fit to be towed perhaps?

Probably because you can start working on repairs while travelling and save time before reaching drydock.

Tabnabs · 15-07-2020 2:28pm

nokiatom wrote: »

First one doesn't look over a hundred years old

Tabnabs · 23-07-2020 11:25am

The final voyage of a grand old lady.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPpY9EMSWeM

Thargor · 23-07-2020 4:05pm

Probably a lot more of that to come in the next couple of years.

ILikeBoats · 23-07-2020 4:08pm

So obsolete ships are brought to this graveyard.
Where is it? Bangladesh or somewhere?
Do the owners pay to put the ship there?
Is it a company that strips the ships?
Is the metal sold for scrap or recycled?

Tabnabs · 24-07-2020 9:12am

ILikeBoats wrote: »

So obsolete ships are brought to this graveyard.
Where is it? Bangladesh or somewhere?
Do the owners pay to put the ship there?
Is it a company that strips the ships?
Is the metal sold for scrap or recycled?

Turkey, in this case. There are yards all over the world however, including Northern Europe.
The ship is sold to scrap merchants.
See above.
Read all about it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_breaking

blackwhite · 24-07-2020 10:56am

Tabnabs wrote: »

Turkey, in this case. There are yards all over the world however, including Northern Europe.

The ship is sold to scrap merchants.

See above.

Read all about it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_breaking

Always thought the yards look fascinating from satellite view

https://www.google.ie/maps/@21.3999764,72.1748449,4064m/data=!3m1!1e3

https://www.google.ie/maps/@38.8290299,26.9256465,1750m/data=!3m1!1e3

You can see some of the salvaged equipment on streetview
https://www.google.ie/maps/@38.8202049,26.9281675,3a,75y,316.13h,87.53t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_UIX4b67BIg4R6FFEeVDDg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

ILikeBoats · 24-07-2020 10:59am

@Tabnabs @blackwhite Very interesting, thanks

Atlantic Dawn · 24-07-2020 11:08am

You would think from an efficiency point of view the very shipyards that assembled the ships new would make best facilities to scrap them, I suppose the wage costs and environmental standards are much lower in Turkey and Bangladesh.

Cyrus · 24-07-2020 11:13am

ILikeBoats wrote: »

So obsolete ships are brought to this graveyard.
Where is it? Bangladesh or somewhere?
Do the owners pay to put the ship there?
Is it a company that strips the ships?
Is the metal sold for scrap or recycled?

scrap value of vessels runs into the millions depending on the size, most owners depreciate the assets down to the scrap value rather than 0.

Tabnabs · 24-07-2020 11:34am

COVID19 restriction in Canada vs the USA (Niagara falls tourist boats)

AndyBoBandy · 24-07-2020 12:52pm

^^ That belongs in YLYL

Storm 10 · 24-07-2020 4:14pm

blackwhite wrote: »

Always thought the yards look fascinating from satellite view

https://www.google.ie/maps/@21.3999764,72.1748449,4064m/data=!3m1!1e3

https://www.google.ie/maps/@38.8290299,26.9256465,1750m/data=!3m1!1e3

You can see some of the salvaged equipment on streetview
https://www.google.ie/maps/@38.8202049,26.9281675,3a,75y,316.13h,87.53t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_UIX4b67BIg4R6FFEeVDDg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Wonder if they would have a job getting rid of all the Lifeboats judging by what's in google earth. I'm sure you could find a few good ones.

Tabnabs · 23-09-2020 9:08am

Worlds largest icebreaker and twin reactors generating a combined 350 megawatts (470,000 horsepower!) has finally been launched in Russia.

Storm 10 · 23-09-2020 10:20am

Tabnabs wrote: »

Worlds largest icebreaker and twin reactors generating a combined 350 megawatts (470,000 horsepower!) has finally been launched in Russia.

Need to fire the panel beater left a lot of dents in the hull !!!!!!

Atlantic Dawn · 23-09-2020 10:26am

I remember Charlie Bird did a documentary going to the Arctic on this nuclear icebreaker, definitely one for the bucket list...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Let_Pobedy
http://ctlfilms.com/productions-all/charlie-birds-arctic-journey.html

roundymac · 23-09-2020 12:48pm

He went for a swim IIRC.

CJhaughey · 28-09-2020 10:26am

Russia is going all in on Icebreakers, the Arktika is one of 5 sisterships and there are even bigger ones coming.

The US has only two 40 year old heavy icebreakers and one of them was recently retired.

Muahahaha · 29-09-2020 3:34pm

Whats Russias plan with all these icebreakers, to open up a new shipping route in the Arctic so the Suez canal can be bypassed? And would it be possible to keep Arctic shipping lanes open year round or only in summer when the ice recedes?

beauf · 29-09-2020 3:47pm

Ice for Vodka.

ILikeBoats · 29-09-2020 3:51pm

You can actually charter an ice-breaking explorer yacht
€525k per week :pac:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelingram/2020/08/27/this-seriously-cool-ice-breaker-explorer-yacht-is-finally-ready-to-charter/#127876f37ee8

Trouser Snake · 29-09-2020 3:52pm

If i had it, I most definitely would!

thomil · 29-09-2020 3:53pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

Whats Russias plan with all these icebreakers, to open up a new shipping route in the Arctic so the Suez canal can be bypassed? And would it be possible to keep Arctic shipping lanes open year round or only in summer when the ice recedes?

There are a number of very promising resource deposits in the Russian and Siberian Arctic and those sites are usually only accessible via air or sea, having a fleet of Icebreakers makes it easier for Russia to reach and exploit those sites, since building a road through hundreds of kilometres of tundra, while possible, would in all likelihood be pretty expensive.

There's also a second aspect, the ability for Russian naval units to be quickly relocated from the Northern to the Pacific Fleet and vice versa. Transfers from the Baltic or Black Sea Fleets to the Northern Fleet are possible up to a certain size due to the massive canal system built under Stalin, however at the moment, any relocations say between Severomorsk and Vladivostok require a transit through several western/NATO controlled choke points, such as the Strait of Gibraltar or the Suez Canal, the Malacca Strait and so on. A passage along the Siberian coast may not be possible year round quite yet, but with climate change continuing the way it is, it may soon be, at least with the help of those icebreakers.

q85dw7osi4lebg · 05-10-2020 6:00pm

No picture as it’s too far offshore, but can currently see heavy load carrier vessel Xiang Yun Kou from the Louth / Meath coast right now. Not sure what she’s carrying (something tall) but nice to see something unusual here.

Ship porn

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