Noble Discoverer Drill ship RuRu Field NZ
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Engines Full ahead
Engines full ahead but going backwards 1 knot. 38-54 knot winds on the bow. Computer programmed for due West but heading North East. Fun times
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Thursday, January 18, 2018
The Ship
The Noble Discoverer was an old log carrier built in the 1960s that was converted to a drill ship. The bridge was relocated to the front of the ship and a large accommodation block built on the rear. The drill derrick and equipment were inbetween
At New Plymouth Port
On location
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Derrick comes off
The top half of the derrick was removed so the ship could fit under a bridge in Brisbane when we sailed there to the dry dock for maintenance
On Board
Fishing wasnt allowed....unless you were the chief mate!
The bridge
The stores buried deep in the hull
All the drill strings (pipes)
Xmas dinner setting
Nice sunsets
The huge on board hospital
Kiwi chefs cooking up a storm
Laundry time
Looking towards the drill floor
Some hitch hikers (seals)
The radio room
More Xmas dinner settings
Medics office
Waiting for the next crew to arrive
Mud doctor
Medics
Kiwi radio operator
Helicopter crew
Our taxi home
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