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A liftboat is a self-propelled, self-elevating vessel used in support of various offshore mineral exploration and production or offshore construction activities. A liftboat has a relatively large open deck to accommodate equipment and supplies, and the capability of raising its hull clear of the water on its own legs so as to provide a stable ...
Length. 191 ft 2 in (58.3 m) Beam. 101 ft 2 in (30.8 m) Draft. 20 ft 1 in (6.1 m) Chesapeake 1000 (formerly Sun 800) is a heavy lift sheerleg crane ship, owned by Donjon Marine Co., capable of lifting 1,000 short tons (890 long tons; 910 t). [1][2] It is one of the largest boomable stiff-leg-derrick barges on the eastern seaboard of the United ...
The Severn class is the largest lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The class, which is 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) long, was introduced in to service in 1996. It is named after the River Severn, the longest river in Great Britain. The lifeboats are stationed at 35 locations around the coasts of the United Kingdom ...
Capsized in the Gulf of Mexico on 13 April 2021. General characteristics. Class and type. 265 class. Type. Liftboat. Length. 71 m (232 ft 11 in) The Seacor Power was a 234-foot (71 m), 265 Class liftboat, constructed in 2002, belonging to Seacor Marine and flagged in the United States. [ 1][ 2] The ship was powered by two Caterpillar 3508B ...
A small motor-boat lifted from the water by a travel lift at La Rochelle, France, 2016. A travel lift or travelift (also called a boat hoist, boat gantry crane, or boat crane) is a specialised type of crane used for lifting boats out of the water and transporting them around docks or marinas. [1] These cranes allow boats with masts or tall ...
The Atlantic 85 is the third generation Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB), in the B-class series of Inshore lifeboats, operated around the shores of the British Isles and the Channel Islands by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Developed from the Atlantic 21 and the later Atlantic 75, it was first placed on service in 2005, and has ...
Lifeboat (shipboard) A lifeboat or liferaft is a small, rigid or inflatable boat carried for emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard a ship. Lifeboat drills are required by law on larger commercial ships. Rafts (liferafts) are also used. In the military, a lifeboat may double as a whaleboat, dinghy, or gig.
Crane vessel. Lodbrok is a floating crane, here in the harbor of Ystad 2020. A crane vessel, crane ship, crane barge, or floating crane is a ship with a crane specialized in lifting heavy loads, typically exceeding 1,500 t (1,476 long tons; 1,653 short tons) for modern ships. The largest crane vessels are used for offshore construction.