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re: UPDATE 265 Class Liftboat capsizes . New survivor story. Page 77
Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:48 am to AnAmericanGirl
Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:48 am to AnAmericanGirl
Possible yes..... if they could have found an air pocket on the inside of the cabin.
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Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:51 am to NorthEndZone
I know nothing about the oilfield and offshore operations. Is this basically a supply boat with legs and is used to bring supplies and equipment to rigs?
Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:53 am to CHEDBALLZ
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Possible yes..... if they could have found an air pocket on the inside of the cabin.
Ok, thank you. I hope those missing have somehow found a way to an "air pocket"
I can't believe the Coast Guard just left them out there over night.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:53 am to AnAmericanGirl
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Is there any chance/hope that the missing are alive and just stuck inside? Is this even possible?
Awful.
Im going to go with no. Water will find a way through AC vents, doors, and windows but those legs collapsed when the hull hit the seafloor. The damage that occurs when all that weight hits is pretty bad. If one window busted it flooded the entire floor in seconds. They were trapped inside.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:58 am to BHM
Not a supply but more of a temp workspace for equipment and crane use that is used to make repairs or hold temp equipment for flow backs or pumping operations and such.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 11:59 am to BHM
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I know nothing about the oilfield and offshore operations. Is this basically a supply boat with legs and is used to bring supplies and equipment to rigs?
No, these are working vessels. Most if not all have a crane on them.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:01 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Once that barge digs and the waves start crashing over the freeboard, those 250’ legs start acting as sails and BAM, you flip over at the blink of an eye
Scale is hard to gather from a pic. How big around are the legs?
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:03 pm to SOLA
Also, this vessel was heading offshore. It had just come in for a few days to re supply or whatever reason after being offshore for 90 days.
I’d imagine it was loaded down with fuel, water and who knows how much weight on the deck.
I’d imagine it was loaded down with fuel, water and who knows how much weight on the deck.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:03 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Scale is hard to gather from a pic. How big around are the legs
At least 48in in diameter
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:09 pm to saintsfan1977
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At least 48in in diameter
They appear wider/bigger. Can't find any specs online that detail diameter.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:09 pm to saintsfan1977
The legs on their other 265 class liftboats are 105" diameter.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:10 pm to CootKilla
And those pads are massive.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:12 pm to CootKilla
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The legs on their other 265 class liftboats are 105" diameter.
That is such a massive amount of weight. The fact that these things are sea-worthy in the best of conditions is a testament to modern engineering.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:16 pm to LegendInMyMind
One other thing to keep in mind how much worse this could be.
This vessel has 50 bunks. It carries a crew of 12. The fact that there was only 19 people on board is simply amazing. That means there were 7 non crew or contractors on board. I wonder what type of job they were going out on.
This vessel has 50 bunks. It carries a crew of 12. The fact that there was only 19 people on board is simply amazing. That means there were 7 non crew or contractors on board. I wonder what type of job they were going out on.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:16 pm to CootKilla
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I wouldn't know if they have their own gear motors to track the crane up and down or if the crane just slides up and down the leg.
I remember seeing that boat in Lafitte ten years ago or so. The crane configuration was new to me. It appeared to have a turret that that the swing turntable of the crane was mounted on.
The legs jacked through the turret. You can see the turret and swing gear in the picture.
It had some big arse legs. Probably 9 or 10 feet in diameter.
Hoping those guys could find their way up to the bow. Doubtful,but I still hope.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:17 pm to tgrbaitn08
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And those pads are massive.
40'x20' for the Seacor Respect, just looked at the drawings.
This post was edited on 4/14/21 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:18 pm to tgrbaitn08
When the search and rescue is done, can they even retrieve that vessel? Seems like it would be one hell of a job if not impossible once it is flipped like that.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:18 pm to tgrbaitn08
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And those pads are massive.
49 x 29x 5 Per Seacor specs page.
This post was edited on 4/14/21 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:19 pm to Bigfishchoupique
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Hoping those guys could find their way up to the bow. Doubtful,but I still hope.
The stairs are usually on the outside, not the inside. I've only seen a few lift boats with stairs from the second level to the galley. 3rd party isn't usually allowed to be in the wheel house so the only stairs leading up there are the 3rd floor which houses the ships crew.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 12:20 pm to LegendInMyMind
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When the search and rescue is done, can they even retrieve that vessel? Seems like it would be one hell of a job if not impossible once it is flipped like that.
Absolutely they will retrieve it.
Google T&T/Bisso Salvage barges.
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