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PIC OF THE DAY ARCHIVES
2007 - 77 Photographs
2008 - 101 Photographs
2009 - 124 Photographs
2010 - 118 Photographs
2011 - 100 Photographs
2012 - 97 Photographs

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EUROPE PAGE 1
Acergy, Active, Acomarit,
Aries Offshore, Arctia, Arktik-
more, Bibby, Boa, Branding,
BUE, Boston Putford, Bourbon Offshore, Deep Sea Supply, DOF, Eide, Eidsurf, Eidesvik, ER Schiffart
EUROPE PAGE 2
Esvagt, Fairmount, Fairplay, Farstad, Femco, Fletcher Shipping, Fratelli d'Amato, Geoconsult, Gulf Offshore, Harmsbergung, Harrisons, Hartmann, Havila
EUROPE PAGE 3
Heerema, Island Offshore, JP Knight, K Line, Lauritzen Offshore, Maersk Supply, Marine Subsea, ITC, Noorhoek, Nordane, Mokster/Eidesvik, Myklebusthaug, North Star, Nomis, O.H.Meling, Olympic Shipping, OOC Offshore, Ostensjo Rederi, Petrobaltic, REM Offshore, Sartor Shipping
EUROPE PAGE 4
Sea Mar Shipping, Sealion, Siem Offshore, Simon Mokster, SMS, Solstad Offshore, TFDS, Telco, Trico, Varada, Viking Supply Ships, Vroon
S. ATLANTIC & CARRIBEAN
Astro Maritima, Bourbon Maritima, CBO, Delba Maritima, Finarge Brasil, Gulf Brasil, GulfMark Trinidad, Norskan, Saveiros Camuyrano, Sea Trucks Group
INDIA
Garware, Greatship India, Great Offshore, Procyon Offshore, Varun Shipping
NORTH AMERICA PAGE 1
Abdon Callais, Atlantic Towing, Boluda, C&G Boats, Deepocean, Edison Chouest, Harvey Gulf Marine, Hornbeck, L&M Botruc, Naviera B Tamaulipas, Oddyssea, OIL, Otto Candies, Rowan, Seacor, Sea Nar Inc, Secunda, Tidewater.
NORTH AMERICA PAGE 2
Trico Marine
FAR EAST & AUSTRALIA
Alam Maritim, Allied Marine, Britoil, CH Offshore, Go Offshore, Hallin, Huawei Offshore, IOS, Jaya Holdings, Mermaid Marine, NOR Offshore, Petra Perdana, Swire Pacific,
MED & MIDDLE EAST
Adams, Augusta, Augustea, Brodospas, EDT Offshore, Finarge Genova, Five Oceans Salvage, Mar Sol, MCT, Med Offshore, NJSC Chornomornaftogaz, Portosalvo, Remolques Maritimos, Seaways International, 

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THE ABERDEEN WEBCAM
 

ANCHOR-HANDLERS     TYPE: UT 708 NAME: Huafa   PHOTO: Ian Mathieson     GENERAL PROPULSION EQUIPMENT Length OA 69.1m Engines MAKs Workdrum pull 250t Breadth 15m BHP 12800 Capacity 1 1100m x 56mm DWT 2100t kW   Capacity 2 1100m x 56mm Deck area 480m2 For'd Thruster  2 x 815 bhp Towdrum pull 250t Fuel 825m3 Az Thruster   Capacity 1 1100m x 56mm Pot water 577m3 Aft Thrusters 1 x 600 bhp Capacity 2   Mud 371m3 Bollard pull 134 t Sharks Jaw   Brine   DP   Cranes   Dry bulk 220m3 Joystick Simrad Tank cleaning   Year built/due 1982     Shipyard Bolsones Previous names Livita, Far Stream, Loch Rannoch Comments      TYPE: UT 734 NAME: Hua Shun PHOTO: Vic Gibson     GENERAL PROPULSION EQUIPMENT Length OA 65m Engines 2 x 9R32 Workdrum pull 300t Breadth 14.5m BHP 9,180 Capacity 1 1000m x 56mm DWT 2100t For'd Thruster 1 x 800 Capacity 2 1000m x 56mm Deck area 430m2 Az Thruster   Towdrum pull   Fuel 401.2m3 Aft Thrusters   Capacity 1 1200m x 64mm Pot water 500m3 Bollard pull 112t Capacity 2   Mud 326m3     Sharks Jaw   Brine   DP   Cranes 1 x 2.5t Dry bulk 225m3 Joystick Ulstein FCM Tank cleaning   Year built 1985     Shipyard Sterkoder MV Previous names Star Sirius, Stirling Sirius Comments       TYPE: ME 303 Mk II NAME: Huapong   PHOTO: Vic Gibson GENERAL PROPULSION EQUIPMENT Length OA 73.6 m Engines 4 x Wartsila Workdrum pull 300 t Breadth 16.4 m BHP 15612 Capacity 1 1400m x 76mm DWT 2751 t kW 11480 Capacity 2 1400m x 76mm Deck area 560 m2 For'd Thruster 1 x 1000 bhp Towdrum pull 300 t Fuel 1050 m3 Az Thruster 1 x 1088 bhp Capacity 1 1400m x 76mm Pot water 710 m3 Aft Thrusters 1 x 1200 bhp Capacity 2   Mud 462 m3 Bollard pull 168 t Sharks Jaw Karmfork Brine 396 m3 DP   Cranes   Dry bulk 284 m3 Joystick Poscon Tank cleaning   Year built/due 1993     Shipyard UDL Singapore Previous names Brenda Viking, Northern Challenger Comments       TYPE: NAME: Ex Sanko Dragon   PHOTO: -       GENERAL PROPULSION EQUIPMENT Length OA 70 m Engines - Workdrum pull - Breadth 17 m BHP 8160 Capacity 1 - DWT 2369 t kW - Capacity 2 - Deck area - For'd Thruster - Towdrum pull - Fuel - Az Thruster - Capacity 1 - Pot water - Aft Thrusters - Capacity 2 - Mud - Bollard pull - Sharks Jaw - Brine - DP - Cranes - Dry bulk - Joystick - Tank cleaning - Year built 2006 Shipyard - Berths - Previous names - Comments -     TYPE: UT 704 NAME: HUAJEN   PHOTO: -       GENERAL PROPULSION EQUIPMENT Length OA 64.4 m Engines 2 x Nohab F316V Workdrum pull 150 t Breadth 13.8 m BHP 8160 Capacity 1 1000m x 61mm DWT 1090 mt kW 6000 Capacity 2 1000m x 61mm Deck area 418 m2 For'd Thruster 1 x 800 bhp Towdrum pull 150 t Fuel 630 m3 Az Thruster - Capacity 1 1030m x 61mm Pot water 150 m3 Aft Thrusters - Capacity 2 - Mud - Bollard pull 80 t Sharks Jaw - Brine - DP - Cranes - Dry bulk 257 m3 Joystick - Tank cleaning - Year built 1981 Shipyard - Berths - Previous names Balder Fosna Comments It appears that this was one of the ill fated Balder fleet which was dispersed in the 1980s, and that it has been in the far east since then. CONSTRUCTION/ROV VESSELS   TYPE: NAME:   PHOTO:       GENERAL PROPULSION EQUIPMENT Length OA   Engines   Workdrum pull   Breadth   BHP   Capacity 1   DWT   kW   Capacity 2   Deck area   For'd Thruster   Towdrum pull   Fuel   Az Thruster   Capacity 1   Pot water   Aft Thrusters   Capacity 2   Mud   Bollard pull   Sharks Jaw   Brine   DP   Cranes   Dry bulk   Joystick   Tank cleaning   Year built/due       Shipyard   Previous names   Comments     PLATFORM SHIPS

TYPE: TRIM		NAME: Huacheng		PHOTO: George Craigen
GENERAL		PROPULSION		CARGO CAPACITY
Length OA	71.5 m	Engines	2 x EMD 12V	Fuel	854 m3
Breadth	16 m	BHP/kW	5400/3970	Pot water	809 m3
DWT	2559 t	For'd Thrusters	2 x 1000 bhp	Mud	436 m3
Deck area	559 m2	Az Thruster	-	Base oil	-
		Aft Thrusters	1 x 1000 bhp	Brine	-
Year built	1995	Joystick	-	Dry bulk	259 m3
Shipyard	Italthai	DP	-	Tank Cleaning	Marex
Previous names	Smit-Lloyd Fortune
Comments	-

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