Sans Vitesse

Picture by Richard Patton via http://www.shipspotting.com

Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center

Picture via http://www.thewallofchampions.com

VB-10.000

Dunno source, via the Interwebs

VB-10.000

IMO : ??

Build : 2010 by ?? in the U.S. of A. nr ??

A floating Arc de Triomph? No, not at all….it’s just another floating monstrosity. This one is called the VB-10.000 and is a Heavy Lift Catamaran Barge, or something like that.

Longbow

Longbow

IMO : 7609116

Build : 1976 by Sumitomo Heavy Ind. – Oppama in Japan, nr ?? as Ocean Servant

It’s  barge, with a tower on top…….some boring info:

Samuel de Champlain & Innovation

Samuel de Champlain & Innovation

IMO: 7433799 [Samuel de Champlain]

Build: 1976 by Mangone Shipbuilding – Houston in Texas,  nr 120 as Musketeer Fury/2006 by Manitowoc Marine Group – Manitowoc in Wisconsin, nr 760

A good number of articulated tugs and barges have nothing attractive to offer, and a good portion of the time, the reason rests solely on the tug itself,

Jascon 27

Jascon 27

IMO : 8636180

Build : 1979 by Gotaverken Finnboda A/B – Göteborg in Sweden, nr  409 as Balder Scapa

Me and my colleagues sometimes joke that being at sea is the same

C-Master

Dunno source, via the interweb

Picture via http://priscillaenhans.web-log.nl

C-Master

IMO : 9313515

Build : 2004 by KASC, Taizhou Jiangsu in China, nr WM140-1 as Jascon-5

Another one in the same league as this one but then maybe even more

Mega & Motti

Mega & Motti

IMO : 8505056 & 9072434

Build :

Mega : 1974 by OY Wärtsilä AB, Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, nr 405 as Teuvo

Motti : 1993 by Aker Yards, Oslo in Norway, nr ??

I was under the impression that pusher-tugs with giraffe-like necks were only

APC Aussie 1

Picture via http://pipeliner.com.au

APC Aussie 1

IMO : 8770455

Build : 2009 by Kim Heng Shipbuilding and Engineering in Sinagpore, nr ??

I guess you are now looking at the pictures and think: WHAT?? WTF is THAT thing??? well

Statesman

Statesman

IMO : 7415137

Build : 1976 by Elsflether Werft A.G., Elsfleth in Germany, nr 394 as Schnoorturm

This vessel wasn’t originally build like this, she had a totally different