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 Fjord with Ice Maiden 1 |
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A semi-submersible is a ship or barge which can be lowered below a another ship to lift it clear of the water. They are often converted oil-tankers. A semi-submergible barge Eide Barge 33 was used to bring the dredger for the Second Tyne Tunnel and another, the self-powered, Enterprise, to take it away. Similarly a former tanker OSPREY was used to take the cranes from Swan Hunter shipyard to their new owners in India. |
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| Photos of these may be seen in the (previous) Second Tunnel section and Osprey (in Shipyards section). | ||
| Semi-submersible FJORD carrying ICE MAIDEN I | ||
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| Waiting outside the piers - May 24th 2008 | ||
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| Three tugs manoeuver the long vessel on its way up river. | ||
This trip up river was only to unload containers from Fjord, she was meant to return to the sea anchorage to unload Ice Maiden, but ...... |
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