tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post3677704584882353070..comments2024-03-28T09:43:20.058-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A supertanker meets its endPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-41397299193519468882023-10-06T13:40:52.774-05:002023-10-06T13:40:52.774-05:00Hi Peter!
She was big, but at same time very easy ...Hi Peter!<br />She was big, but at same time very easy to operate and manouver. I was 2:nd officer onboard her between 1991-1993.<br />It was good crew on her all Swedish and that is not common anymore. Captain was Curt Jaegsander one of the best Captains I have had.Jan Perssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67927007403815139142019-01-01T11:00:34.967-06:002019-01-01T11:00:34.967-06:00Frontline Tankers is John Fredriksen's company...Frontline Tankers is John Fredriksen's company. They're a publicly traded company, and the largest shipowner in the world. They're very proactive in terms of fleet management, and sort of are the pace-setter for tanker trade. Charter rates for crude have been abysmal for a few years, and new and upcoming environmental regulations are going to make it worse. I believe they're positioning themselves for the 2020 0.5% sulphur cap being placed on fuel along with ballast water treatment requirements. <br /><br /> As for tank baffling, there is no standard to it, but it is critical. I believe this ship has 3-4 athwartship tanks, which is an older practice, but does help in terms of keeping free surface to a minimum. Speaking from experience, free surface effect can really mess with a ship's ride, even with well-baffled tanks.Paul, Dammit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60252792190702177122019-01-01T09:46:01.636-06:002019-01-01T09:46:01.636-06:00Hey Peter;
Don't that look like the Green...Hey Peter;<br /><br /> Don't that look like the Greenpeace ship "Rainbow Warrior II"? Oops my bad, wrong ship same area ;) That is an impressive pic of a huge ship being dismantled.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59049423702682477162018-12-31T14:55:19.460-06:002018-12-31T14:55:19.460-06:00OK, I've looked up some other photos. Looks li...OK, I've looked up some other photos. Looks like this is on the level. Amazing.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519694773471791785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60067403412467440062018-12-31T14:51:12.047-06:002018-12-31T14:51:12.047-06:00Hmmm... WAY to clean around there. I've seen o...Hmmm... WAY to clean around there. I've seen other photos of this wrecking yard, and it's a gigantic mess. This spotlessly clean locale makes me wonder why they would have - apparently - photoshopped this pic. No cranes, no trucks, no ladders or scaffolding, no piles of scrap...nothing.<br /><br />Maybe it's a postcard trying to promote the area? Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519694773471791785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-136548873775443392018-12-31T14:29:41.026-06:002018-12-31T14:29:41.026-06:00You can tell it was swinging at anchor for some ti...You can tell it was swinging at anchor for some time before it got sent to the breakers, judging by the anchor chain wear in the bow plates. <br /><br />I wonder when that hole got punched in the bow, and how much flooding it caused? It's about 6 foot high, and 4 ft wide, judging by the men standing under it. Probably didn't help in the beaching process, with the bow riding lower than normal. Looking at the dented area around it, the impact seems to have been from an object with a corner, perhaps a waterlogged shipping container?Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.com