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The Sheriff

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Look at the size of this....
« on: 16 December 2014, 19:58:09 »
....sorry, Gixer, it's a ship...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25213845
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Re: Look at the size of this....
« Reply #1 on: 16 December 2014, 19:59:53 »
Sorry, that's an old report. It was on the news today, fully kitted out.
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Re: Look at the size of this....
« Reply #2 on: 16 December 2014, 20:04:51 »
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o

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Re: Look at the size of this....
« Reply #3 on: 16 December 2014, 20:10:03 »
Quote from: Andy B on 16 December 2014, 20:04:51
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o
No. Mine's bigger than yours!  :P
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Re: Look at the size of this....
« Reply #4 on: 16 December 2014, 20:20:24 »
Quote from: Andy B on 16 December 2014, 20:04:51
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o
Not no more, snot...

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Re: Look at the size of this....
« Reply #5 on: 16 December 2014, 20:23:33 »
Quote from: Andy B on 16 December 2014, 20:04:51
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o

Which I believe was called something different to begin with.
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« Reply #6 on: 16 December 2014, 20:28:45 »
Quote from: Doctor Opti on 16 December 2014, 20:23:33
Quote from: Andy B on 16 December 2014, 20:04:51
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o

Which I believe was called something different to begin with.
Seawise summatorother iirc  :y was sunk during Iraniraq war, salvaged and eventually driven to a beach in India to make cutlery in 2009...
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Re: Look at the size of this....
« Reply #7 on: 16 December 2014, 20:40:12 »
Quote from: STMO on 16 December 2014, 20:10:03
Quote from: Andy B on 16 December 2014, 20:04:51
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o
No. Mine's bigger than yours!  :P

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Re: Look at the size of this....
« Reply #8 on: 16 December 2014, 20:45:41 »
Quote from: Taxi Al on 16 December 2014, 20:20:24
Quote from: Andy B on 16 December 2014, 20:04:51
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o
Not no more, snot...

;D

This was one of mine  :'(

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Re: Look at the size of this....
« Reply #9 on: 16 December 2014, 21:28:56 »
If you like big boats then this should do nicely!   :y

http://www.allseas.com/uk/19/equipment/pieter-schelte.html

I think it currently undergoing sea trials, but what I find impressive is that it can lift an entire topsides & jacket form the sea and transport it all back to land for disposal.
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Re: Look at the size of this....
« Reply #10 on: 17 December 2014, 11:45:58 »
Quote from: STMO on 16 December 2014, 19:58:09
....sorry, Gixer, it's a ship...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25213845

Snot a ship ,its a raft as it ain't got no engine :o
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Re: Look at the size of this....
« Reply #11 on: 17 December 2014, 11:57:39 »
Quote from: henryd on 17 December 2014, 11:45:58
Quote from: STMO on 16 December 2014, 19:58:09
....sorry, Gixer, it's a ship...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25213845

Snot a ship ,its a raft as it ain't got no engine :o

It has actually, its got a couple of bloody great big gas turbines!

But there is no propulsion system

There bigger but possibly not more complex than my current project (220M long deep water drill ships - I work in Offshore marine Electrical and control systems)
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Re: Look at the size of this....
« Reply #12 on: 17 December 2014, 16:12:38 »
 :o :o


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Re: Look at the size of this....
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« Reply #14 on: 17 December 2014, 17:08:43 »
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Will that fit your Omega? 

If its inline 6 maybe  :-*
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