Marine Giant Blue Marlin

Blue Marlin is the largest semi-submersible vessel in the world. Such marine vessels have a rather narrow specialization. Semi-submersible transport vessels are designed to move large, extremely heavy cargo such as sections of offshore and oil platforms, submarines, cranes, ships, berths, etc.

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1. When it comes to transporting a large number of ships, moving a giant oil platform or bringing a damaged warship home, the giant Blue Marlin will become an indispensable helper.

2. When it is necessary to load some oversized cargo onto a transport ship, first, after 16 kingstons, the ballast tanks are filled with sea water and the ship is submerged to a depth of up to 26 meters. This takes about 12 hours, and during this time up to 77,000 tons of water are poured into the tanks.

3. With the help of tugs, the cargo is pushed and held above deck level until the semi-submersible vessel is raised to its normal position.

4. The welding team then secures the cargo to the metal deck. The loading of the cargo by divers is checked. Then the water is slowly pumped out and the transport ship takes over the floating cargo. This is where the type of ship comes from, which translates as "elevator". The sea vessel is built of dense materials and has a very strong hull that allows you to make ocean crossings.

5. The weight of the ship is 76,000 tons, the area is 11,000 square meters. meters.

6. The ship is equipped with 38 cabins to accommodate 60 people, a warm-up room, a sauna and special flotation facilities.

7. The Blue Marlin and its twin, the Black Marlin, belong to the heavy lift class. They belong to a company from Oslo - Offshore Heavy Transport. Built in April 2000 and November 1999, respectively.

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