The superlarge crane ship Sleipnir has set another record: the largest single-lift jacket removal. Last week, Sleipnir successfully lifted and removed the 8,100 tonne jacket for the Jotun-B platform in the Norwegian North Sea. The platform was installed in 1998 by the Heerema crane ship Thialf, which returned to the Jotun field last year to remove the plaform’s topsides. “WhatContinue reading “World’s Biggest Crane Ship Sets Another Record”
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Naval gunnery officer awarded DSC for Korean War bombardment
July 13, 2020 — 1.05pm Vice-Admiral Andrew John Robertson was a gunnery officer on HMAS Anzac at anchor off North Korea in 1952 when she came under enemy fire from four 76mm guns hidden in caves some 10 kilometres distant. Anzac’s guns found the caves’ entrances and a 23-minute duel, in which the destroyer firedContinue reading “Naval gunnery officer awarded DSC for Korean War bombardment”
HMS Devonshire firing a broadside of 8inch guns
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HMS Lord Nelson, the last class of pre-dreadnoughts built by the Royal Navy
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US Coast Guard Retires 52-Year Old Cutter With Distinguished CareerThe Maritime Executive
United States Coast Guard Cutter Mellon (WHEC-717) makes way through the Bering Sea while acting as search and rescue standby cutter for the Bering Sea Opilio Crab fishery. The U.S. Coast Guard’s 52-year old cutter Mellon completed its final patrol in a long and distinguished career. The Mellon was one of the last remaining 378-foot high endurance cutters built for extendedContinue reading “US Coast Guard Retires 52-Year Old Cutter With Distinguished CareerThe Maritime Executive”
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