I wrote OBO, but see now that this is the Photo Category.

And for the record they are/were ore/oil carriers and not OBO's.

"Is it usual to have such cranes on OBOs"

No, but Nobu Su thought it would be a good idea. It wasn't and the ships were overpriced white elephants. Now under new ownership, these ships will be converted to straight VLCCs - with no cranes.

Is it usual to have such cranes on OBOs??

Hi Vladimir.

The IMO number of the H Wale is:9470040
Flag:Liberia.

Rgds:Hannes.

It is quite amazing how quickly Hyundai has produced this series of ships, starting with A Whale in early 2010 and running through B, C, D, E, F, G and now H Whale.

That was the A WHALE, the first ship of the series.

Isn't this the vessel with which that shipowner was going to sweep-up all the oil spilt in the Gulf of Mexico recently?