Picture of the Day
Are is an interesting small craft, delivered by Incat Crowther to its owners in 2017, unusually for the manufacturers it is a monohull. It is said to be a diving ship powered by four 660 bhp diesels connected to waterjets. It is a DPII ship. It is travelling across Guanabara Bay out in Brazil. Note the offshore vessels leaning against the quayside waiting for something nice to happen to them. Not likely in the near future we wouldn't think.
Here is the POSH anchor-handler Salveritas, photographed as it was entering Valetta Harbour, which makes a wonderful backdrop to the ship featured in this section. I have not included one for some time. This ship is a mid range craft, built in Japan in 2007 with a bollard pull of about 150 tons. I have tried to find out what the company status is in the world, but no-one is saying much, although it was part of POSH Terasea which has apparently been would up. The ship appears to be alongside in Singapore and does not appears on the POSH fleet list.
This is not really a photo of a ship, although the PSV Skandi Rona in in the foreground. It is on its way into Aberdeen. In the distance are ships at anchor and behind them, just visible, is the wind farm which is offshore from the Trump International Golf Links at Balmedie. The two girls watching the ship come in are perched at the top of the slope next the Balnagask Local Authority Golf Course on the edge of Torry. So if you pay £300 for a round with Donald you have a view of the wind mills. But if you pay £13.50 at Balnagask you also get the wonderful view of the offshore vessels entering and leaving the harbour.