Check these things out!

Maybe we can rent one to rescue you on the way to Block Island?
 
Wow, that is some amazing stuff. How the heck to they get those oil rigs off without damage! Those are some talented captains right there.
 
It looks like they sink the boat under it!
 
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It looks like they sink the boat under it!

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That's exactly what they do. Their hulls are nothing more than huge ballast tanks.
 
Right, but can they "float" the oil rig to the side and then sink it? I thought they sank like stones. Then again, I do think they can float.

Really cool stuff.
 
Those four cranes came to Vancouver, BC. They had to wait outside the harbour for a day for just the right tide so they could clear under the Lions Gate bridge. It was spectacular seeing her lie at anchor in English Bay.
 
Pretty amazing, we had a number of large cranes come in to the port of Tacoma on Dockwise also. It was pretty cool to see it underway as the boat came into Commencement Bay.
 
There is a TV program on these ships. If you can ever find it listed it is most interesting to watch.

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In the first 3 picsit looks like the heavy lift ship is in serious need of a heavy lift ship.

Something went very wrong. What happened?
 
Veebyes, et al,
This site will probably tell you all you want to know; but you have to wade thru their adverts. They usually cover all of the ship wrecks
www.cargolaw.com
 
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Originally posted by Maxwell Smart

Maybe we can rent one to rescue you on the way to Block Island?

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I don't think so. I'll be prepared enough and will only go on a perfectly clear day. Thanks anyway!
 
Isn't this the Cole?
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First pic is the Mighty Servant III sinking.

If you go to the Dockwise site, you can read the press releases for the first few pics. That vessle sank in about 53 meters of water after off loading on oil platform. They are in the salvage process and state it will be back in service in the 1st quarter of 2008.

They still don't know what caused the sinking. All hands were removed safely and sent home.
 
I think the saying "...there's always someone bigger" is appropriate here.
 
Skeetobite,

Thanks, I thought that was too low in the water. The Discovery Channel did a documentary showing the Mighty Servant III lifting and transporting a platform, but it didn't sink itself down to the bridge and that looks like a deployed life raft on the left.
 
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