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OHM LEADER

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:39:24 +0000

Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog The OHM Leader (IMO: 8906781, Port of Registry: Nassau, Bahama’s) is a seismic survey vessel owned and operated by Seatrans AS, Norway. The vessel was built in 1990 as the pallet carrier Nornews Leader and converted to her current form in 2008. The vessel has cabins for up to [...]

Happy Friday

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:37:26 +0000

Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog gd morning world, originally uploaded by :: tujuhjiwa : changing rules.

MSC DANIELA

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:27:09 +0000

Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog Today’s ship of the day is the recently delivered MSC Daniela (IMO: 9399014, Port of Registry: Panama). This container vessel is 366 meters long and 51 meters wide. Due to her design with the superstructure midships, she is capable of transporting about 14,000 TEU, more than Maersk’s PS-class (amongst [...]

Skiing near Rothera

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:56:54 +0000

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EDT PROTEA

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:15:44 +0000

Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog The EDT Protea (IMO: 9019107, Port of Registry: Limassol, Cyprus) is a dynamically positioned diving support vessel, fully equipped to perform subsea construction activities, as well as to support inspection-, repair- and maintenance contracts for offshore and subsea structures. The vessel is fitted with a dedicated surface demand [...]

Sailing Photo Of The Day - Open 570

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:14:44 +0000

Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog entrainement Open 570, originally uploaded by anthoo13.

A new sailing term - Propfro

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:36:35 +0000

Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog This what the prop of one boat looked like when it was hauled out. The bottom of this boat was spectacular. It looked like it had grown hair. The owner divulged that he hadn’t hauled and cleaned the bottom for 5 years!!! We were impressed.

A peaceful haul-out

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:32:51 +0000

Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog Sunday was haul-out day at Raritan Yacht Club. Sadly it signals the end of the sailing season and the beginning of the “got-to-go-work-on-the-bloody-boat” season. As ever it’s a jolly affair where 30 or so members gather, a very large crane is rented for the day and 20-25 [...]

A Rough Calm Before The Storm

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:04:05 +0000

Submitted by Sail Southern California - Sailing Blog It’s an eerie morning out here at Channel islands Harbor. Forecast is for a cold front to hit some time today. We wont see any rain from it as is usual here where the desert meets the sea. But the gale warning flags are out. Its currently quite [...]

ELLY MAERSK

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:02:26 +0000

Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog The Elly Maersk (IMO: 9321536, Port of Registry: Svendborg, Denmark) is, together with her sisters (amongst which are the ‘Emma Maersk‘ and ‘Evelyn Maersk‘), the largest containership ever with a total teu capacity 11,000 teu (of which 1,000 forty foot reefer containers) according to the A.P. Moller - Maersk [...]

STENA ANTARCTICA

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:19:12 +0000

Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog The Stena Antarctica (IMO: 9322827, Port of Registry: George Town, Cayman Islands) is quite unique since there are only a few ice class tankers with the dimensions this vessel has. The Stena Antarctica is 250 metres long, almost 44 metres wide and has a draught of almost 15 metres. [...]

BAR PROTECTOR

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:17:55 +0000

Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog The Bar Protector (IMO: 7814450, Port of Registry: Nassau, Bahama’s) is a diving support vessel of 112 meters long, 20 meters wide and a maximum draught of 6.8 meters. She is propelled by a main engine of 4,500 kW and is equipped with two aft thrusters of 1,120 kW [...]

Rolex Middle Sea Race 2009

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:16:16 +0000

Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog Photo credit: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo We are back in Malta after quite a varied race I will write more later after a few days of siteseeing in Malta. This place is so full of interesting history as you can see in the photo above the backdrop is stunning. End [...]

AL SHEGAYA

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:53:37 +0000

Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog The Al Shegaya is an Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) built in 1998 by Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea. The vessel is 335 meters long, 58 meters wide and has a maximum draught of almost 23 meters. With a deadweight of 310,000 tons, the Al Shegaya is one of the [...]

Owners Challenge Rocks the Docks!

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:50:39 +0000

Submitted by Sail Southern California - Sailing Blog I think we found a fun new Annual excuse for a party! Last weekend we held the First Annual Owners Challenge. It was organized by the Frolic Dock Commodore and MOY, Dwight and Chris Landis. Each Boat Owner captained their Hunter and the Members crewed in a fun [...]