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BUE

Time passes. To keep up with everything that is happening in the offshore world we would have to employ full time journalists, and then I suppose we would have to charge for the service. We do our best and we are still free (although some would say - just cheap). This is an excuse for not remembering when Seacor disposed of the Stirling Islay and the Stirling Jura to BUE, but we think it was in 2003. The ships had their upperworks removed and they were towed through the Russian canal system from the Black Sea to the Caspian, where they are now employed at what they do best.

On having a look at this company in 2009 I found that it had at some time been purchased by a company called Renaissance Services who operate the Islay and Jura and a number of other vessels in the Caspian out of Azerbaijan and Kazakstan. Developments are still taking place in this organisation now called "Topaz Marine".

I have decided for the moment not to update this file due mainly to lack of information, that is unless some-one in Topaz Marine would like to contact me and tell me what they are now doing.

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		VS475 JURA VS475 ISLAY
Photo: George Craigen These two vessels were built by Stirling by BAE Marine in 2002, broadly following the previous vessel, Stirling Iona. They were sold by Seacor to BUE and are now in the Caspian Sea. (2004)
General		Propulsion		Deck Equip
Length OA	74.75 m	Engines	2 x Wartsila 12V32	Workdrum pull	380 tonnes
Breadth	16 m	BHP	15000	Capacity 1	5490m x 77mm
DWT	2700 T	For'd Thrusters	2 x 1000 bhp	Capacity 2
Deck area	500 m2	Aft Thrusters	1 x 1000 bhp	Towdrum pull	380 tonnes
Fuel	853 m3	Bollard pull	175 tonnes	Capacity 1	1880m x 77mm
Pot water	564 m3			Capacity 2	1880m x 77mm
Mud	470 m3	DP	Simrad DP01-	Sharks Jaw	2 x Triplex
Base oil	128 m3	Joystick	Yes	Cranes	5T @11m radius
Brine	534 m3
Dry bulk	242 m3	Year built	2002	Shipyard	Fergusons
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