Blue Marlin the giant ship Bashny.Net

When the need arises to transport a large number of ships to move gigantic oil platform, or deliver damaged warship home to giant Blue Marlin will be indispensable.

Blue Marlin — capable half-submerged heavy lift ship designed to transport very large rigs, ships and other goods. The ship is equipped with 38 cabins to accommodate 60 people, a workout room, sauna and special floating media.





Blue Marlin and her twin Black Marlin are in the class of heavy ships-elevators. They belong to the company from Oslo — Offshore Heavy Transport. Built in April 2000 and November 1999 respectively.

The U.S. Navy hired the Blue Marlin to deliver the warship USS Cole Vukson in the United States after it was damaged by the attack of a suicide bomber of al-Qaeda, anchored in the port of Aden, Yemen. During the last revision 2003 was increased carrying capacity of the vessel, as well as increased maneuverability and stability.









The ship re-entered service in January 2004. After these improvements, the Blue Marlin delivered the oil platform Thunder Horse PDQ, weighing 60,000 tons, to Corpus Christi, Texas.

In July 2005 Blue Marlin moved the gas refinery sneva from its construction site in Cadiz for 11 days. About this transport was told in the TV Show Extreme Engineering on the Discovery channel, as well as in the program Mega Movers on the history channel.

In November 2005 the ship left Corpus Christi, Texas to move massive marine radar X-band in Adak, Alaska. The ship reached pearl Harbor on 9 January 2006, breaking the 15,000 miles. In January 2007, Marlin was hired to move two rigs from Halifaxa Harbour to the North sea.

 








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