Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Taranis on December 26, 2018, 05:19:45 pm

Title: Ships you saw today
Post by: Taranis on December 26, 2018, 05:19:45 pm

Quiet this Xmas so I thought I'd post my sightings today here at Ocean terminal Edinburgh

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Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: CGAux26 on December 26, 2018, 06:40:57 pm

Thanks for the pics.  I live 60 miles inland from the Houston Ship Channel, so small chance of seeing any local ships today.

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: Taranis on December 26, 2018, 06:43:38 pm

 :-))
I thought the cable or pipe laying vessel to be very interesting and a lovely reflective panorama shot with my iPhone
A shame I did not bring my dslr as I would have printed that for framing

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: Taranis on December 26, 2018, 10:15:24 pm

Pipe layer   :-))  https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/APACHE-II-IMO-9397951-MMSI-311064500

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: Mike Fry on December 27, 2018, 10:38:33 am

Hello Chaps
Wow! Thats a big Seagull.

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: RST on December 27, 2018, 05:14:31 pm

Quote from: Taranis on December 26, 2018, 05:19:45 pm

Quiet this Xmas so I thought I'd post my sightings today here at Ocean terminal Edinburgh

About 2 hrs before you posted I was on the other side of the Forth at Aberdour looking across to Leith!
Great pictures of Apache II!!

I was on the team that delivered the donor vessel from the yard in Spain then converted her into the pipelayer back in 2009-2010 out in Finland.  Last week I was talking with another ex-Technip colleague and we were wondering if she's still mothballed in Leith.  Bit sad to see but there's no work for her -for a long time now.  Last I heard she was to be scrapped.

I was offshore with Acergy / SS7 for 4 years on the Osprey (scrapped now).  I never saw the Rocky 1 up close -just in the field.  I'm surrised she's still going, I thought there were allot of maintenence issues on the dive system a few years back.

Good pics, bring back memories. I took one that day from Aberlour but towards the bridges, the tug and oil tanker I saw aren't visible much.

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: Taranis on December 27, 2018, 05:25:56 pm

Seen the oil tanker today but too far for an iPhone unfortunately
Nice info RST  :-))
Heading home in the morning thankfully as I’d prefer to stay at home building

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: RST on December 27, 2018, 06:24:41 pm

LoL, if anyone wants to know how she was converted I can still remember most of it.  It wasn't a particulary easy project! LoL.

Have a safe trip back home,

Rich

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: Taranis on December 27, 2018, 06:31:27 pm

Thanks Rich
Info like what type of pipe and it’s use would be interesting and how long a lay could she do in one trip

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: canabus on December 28, 2018, 05:16:19 am

HI ALL
This is little trip to the Hobart wharf as four of the yachts are in from the Sydney to Hobart Race.
Also a few other boats around with a lot more coming for the Wooden Boat Festival.
Canabus 

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: canabus on December 28, 2018, 05:18:55 am

Hi All
Adding some more .
Canabus

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: canabus on December 28, 2018, 05:19:35 am

Hi All
And More !!!
Canabus

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: canabus on December 28, 2018, 05:27:15 am

Hi All
More !!!
It's 25 degrees with a nice sea breeze and only a few clouds in the sky.
We have the Wooden Boat Festival next year and that's cracking show with a lot of very nice boats.
The last few pics will give you an idea of what's on show!!!

Canabus

Title: Re: Ships you saw today
Post by: derekwarner on December 28, 2018, 06:32:05 am

It's all a matter of beam................. O0 ........................thanks canabus