offshore smoke break

[steelhead75]

here is a bad picture from my nightly smoke break a 100 miles offshore in the gulf of mexico, as i sit and puff away on my marlbough light. this what i get to watch with frustration and dreams of being able to cast a line. unfortunatley it is not allowed to fish from the vessel. as the fishing line gets in the thruster seals and its a multi-million dollar fix. theres hundreds of tarpon out here rolling from dusk till dawn chowing on shrimp and flying fish. i can only dream of belize and nicuragua tarpon.

[Sinker]

Cool! What are you doing out there?

 

S.

[johnnyb]

Very cool indeed man

[steelhead75]

i work on this bad boy , its a heavy lift construction vessel .

 

our present scope of work is installing and hammering in place oil platform jackets in the mexican waters of the gulf f mexico. the large crane has a lifting capacity of 1,600 tonnes.

 

accomadation of crew members is 296 when maxed out. theres four meals a day on here and the galley never closes 24 hour a day working operations.

 

Edited August 30, 2013 by steelhead75

[lew]

Sounds like some interesting work out there in the Gulf.

[Sinker]

Interesting stuff for sure!!