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15-Dec-2015

Delicate Separation

The oil rig Polar Pioneer sits on the
heavy-lift ship MV Blue Marlin.
There is so much to what is happening here so in a nutshell.
Two of the worlds largest pieces of equipment were welded
together on one side of the planet.
Hauled to the other side and separated.
It involves sinking the ship twice.
Also has a lot of tug boats and protesters around it.
These tugs are pulling the oil rig off to the side
and will stabilize it while the ship re-floats and pulls away.

This is before https://pbase.com/zeusatolympus/image/159770992

Joined ~ Separate

March Hunt " Same or Opposite "
https://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=48851&sid=0dcf1526257d26928b902500ef5db74c#p382737

Olympus E-5
1/320s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time15-Dec-2015 10:48:48
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Chris22-Mar-2020 09:09
Fabulous study of mega engineering.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)13-Mar-2020 08:26
Thats fantastic, great picture.Vote
Paolo
Apostolos Tikopoulos12-Mar-2020 17:48
Great and spectacular composition. V.
Mieke WA Minkjan12-Mar-2020 15:58
fascinating to seethes two different seaworthy items in one shot V
Charlene Ambrose12-Mar-2020 06:28
Very interesting process and nicely captured! V
Gill Kopy12-Mar-2020 04:33
How amazing and good to have your explanation !! The size is staggering - lucky that the wind isn't blowing !!!
Arnie Peterschmidt12-Mar-2020 02:56
You had a great vantage point for this shot, well done.
Tom Munson11-Mar-2020 21:58
This is amazing. Great shot.
laine11-Mar-2020 20:02
An interesting process...may the waters stay this clear and blue.
Walter Otto Koenig11-Mar-2020 18:01
Cool view. Fascinating to see this. "V"
LynnH11-Mar-2020 17:45
Fabulous harbor shot. Lot the tilt-shift PoV and deep colors. V
larose forest photos11-Mar-2020 13:53
The scale of the beast is well demonstrated with the tug boats around.
Neil Marcus11-Mar-2020 13:47
Fascinating and amazing feat. The size compared to the Tugboats bring it to focus. "V"
Ton T.11-Mar-2020 13:34
A technological feat! Superb image of it John! V