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ZHI XIAN ZHI XING – IMO 9830769
Posted: 19 February, 2019 by SeaBart in uglyTags: heavy lift vessel, ugly
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Reader Talbot C send me this via the email:
“No matter what a ship looks like, the best view of a ship is that seen in the rear view mirror of the taxi as you’re leaving the ship at the end of a voyage!”
And as a seafarer I definitely do agree, it’s always good to go home after spending time away from family and friends and in some cases comfort & wifi, some of the ships I sailed on were not even worth looking back at, just glad to be away from them!
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Ugly looking Piraty tourboats & restaurants
Posted: 14 February, 2019 by SeaBart in uglyTags: comment, floating restaurant, harbourtour boat, tourboat, ugly
Reader Elisesse made a very thorough comment on my post about Japanese Sightseeing Boats from about 10 years back and this comment was so filled with some really funky looking contraptions that I decided it deserved some more attention: please read, watch & follow the links below.
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Some funny looking another galeon poseur:
Picture by Li Wai Kit via http://www.shipspotting.com
But have you seen Turkish “pirate galeons”? http://www.barbossayacht.com/ especially that Barbossa Side thing:
Picture via http://www.barbossayacht.com
… Sure they are visually attractive & visitors have a great time on board, but designs of each ship is just unbearably stupid & freaky. And take a very close look at rigging – an overwhelming amount of stuff done with all seriousness just for the sake of look. This one’s rigging makes feel that it was designed by someone who really had no clue in it. “A pirate tall-ship sorta… who cares? It looks as one, so?”
To have a better understanding – look for example at Poland’s “galeon” tourboats:
Picture by Stara Zientara via http://www.shipspotting.com
Picture by Jan Roeske via http://www.shipspotting.com
Similar fake tall ships but done with all seriousness to replicate classic galeons with all their decorations.
Slightly cartoonish but still:
Picture by Jan Roeske via http://www.shipspotting.com
Picture by Lukasz Blaszczak via http://www.shipspotting.com
And down to stupidity but not like in Japan or Turkey:
Picture by Jan Roeske via http://www.shipspotting.com
Picture by Jan Roeske via http://www.shipspotting.com
Some “pirate galeons” from US – these are a series of same design, simplistic shapes of hull & decorations, kinda cute/elegant actually!
Silly cute!
EH?
And one more:
Picture by Rob Renes via http://www.shipspotting.com
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Thanks Elisesse. You struck some UglyShips gold there!
You do have to wonder what some of these designers were thinking..or smoking.
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VOS SUPPORTER – IMO 8207458
Posted: 22 October, 2018 by SeaBart in strangeTags: st-by vessel, strange
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Picture by Will Van Dorp via http://www.tugster.wordpress.com
Click on the picture to be swooshed to the original article on Tugster.
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Picture via the interwebs
Picture via the interwebs
#clever #friendly #couldlookbetter #friendlyface #interesting #innovative
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John J. Harvey
Posted: 12 July, 2018 by SeaBart in paintjob, specialTags: art, firefighting vessel, paintjob, razzle-dazzle
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#wow #quiteaspectaculairpaintjob #razzledazzle #Ilikethat
Google “Tauba Auerbach flow separation” for more info, or click here.
Some more Razzle-Dazzle art ships (that I really like):
The “Snowdrop”, a ferry on the River Mersey (to start an earwurm: click here):
Picture by Barry Graham via http://www.shipspotting.com
And the Fingal, a ‘boatique’ hotel in Leith:
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A2V-25-CB Clémentine
Posted: 5 July, 2018 by SeaBart in uglyTags: crew transfer vessel, funny, ugly
Picture via http://www.altomareblu.com
Some moving images (AKA video):
And it’s smaller sister:
PIcture via A2V Facebook
Although the vessels looks will divide opinion I am very impressed by the technology and the advanced science that has gone into the design & building of this vessel: read more HERE.
Many thanks to Berber M. for passing on the tip for this vessel!
