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THIALF - IMO 8757740

© Sydney Sinclair

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Photographer:

Sydney Sinclair [ View profile ]

Captured:

Jul 4, 2013

Title:

Location:

Lerwick, United Kingdom

Photo Category:

Crane Ships And Crane Platforms (specialized)

Added:

Jul 4, 2013

Views:

3,030

Image Resolution:

2,622 x 1,528

Description:

Thialf at anchor South of Lerwick tonight.

Current name:

Former name(s):

- Mcdermott Derrick Barge No. 102 (Until 1998 Mar)

- Db 102 (Until 1985 Jul)

Current flag:

Home port:

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Build year:

Builder:

Mitsui Tamano Engineering & Shipbuilding - Tamano, Japan

Manager:

Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland Se - Leiden, Netherlands

Owner:

Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland Se - Leiden, Netherlands

Class society:

Vessel Type:

Crane Ship

Gross tonnage:

136,709 tons

Summer DWT:

129,221 tons

Length:

201.6 m

Beam:

88.4 m

Draught:

31.6 m

Photos:

225 photos by 68 photographers

Last known position:

56°38’25.8” N, 3°19’22.8” E

Status:

Speed, course (heading):

0kts, 160.0° (250°)

Destination:

- Location:

Tor Ekofisk No

- Arrival:

25th Mar 2024 / 02:00:58 UTC

Last update:

about 9 hours ago

Source:

AIS (ShipXplorer)

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Crane ships / floating cranes usually live longer than ordinary ships, I wonder how long she will be sailing, when she's getting close to her 30th birthday? The other similar unique crane ship I can think of is Saipem 7000, same age.

person

@Matty
It is all via computers synchronised. Limits are set within they operate, lets say 2 m trim towards the cranes. If going over that massive pumps counter pump and someone told me time back that than even the cranes are slowed down, that the pumps can keep up and so on. Nowadays a rather easy task, all via computers,,but go 30-40 years back when all had to be done by hand and experience.

person

What's interests me is those cranes on deck. If one's lifting a given weight on the end of those huge gibs, do they have a continuous ballasting operation going on? How does it work? For example, I'm guessing that for every piece of equipment/machinery that needs to be hoisted off of the deck/supply vessel all weights must be known otherwise how would they know how much trim to achieve.

person

Brilliant shot for 3km. You can see so much detail too. Impressive. I guess you see a fair movement of shipping particularly related to the oil industry in your part of the world.

person

Think she is one off largest of her type in the world,was about 3km. away when i took the photo.

person

Cool !! She sure is a massive 8-legged monster. How far away were you when you took the shot?

person

By the way the tug is the President Hubert.

person

Not sure first time i saw them was Monday and she has been with her since then.

person

How long does the tug stay with her for ?

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