Sailor of Fortune
Guru
We recently were sent down to Freeport Bahamas to remove a "Disco" from the Princess cruise ship "Grand princess"
I towed the Chesapeake 1000 from New York to Freeport, a 6 day passage in a somewhat lumpy passage for the derrick barge.
*We lifted the 185 ton stern piece in one pick, from the ship, and took it around the harbor to a beach and set it down.
While at the shipyard we also lifted 2 swimming pools off of the "Veendam" and put 2 pool frames back aboard.
To give some scale to the crane, the lifting hook alone weighs 38 tons! The whole operation went very smoothly.
We were there for 6 days and made a 5 day passage back to NY. I rode the gulfstream until we passed Hatteras.
If you google "Skywalker removal", you can view youtube videos. Princess cruise lines' video is the best.
Our crane operator for this rig is 75 years young. He has operated it for 35 plus years.
I towed the Chesapeake 1000 from New York to Freeport, a 6 day passage in a somewhat lumpy passage for the derrick barge.
*We lifted the 185 ton stern piece in one pick, from the ship, and took it around the harbor to a beach and set it down.
While at the shipyard we also lifted 2 swimming pools off of the "Veendam" and put 2 pool frames back aboard.
To give some scale to the crane, the lifting hook alone weighs 38 tons! The whole operation went very smoothly.
We were there for 6 days and made a 5 day passage back to NY. I rode the gulfstream until we passed Hatteras.
If you google "Skywalker removal", you can view youtube videos. Princess cruise lines' video is the best.
Our crane operator for this rig is 75 years young. He has operated it for 35 plus years.