J5082 : The 'Ocean Crest' in Bangor Bay

3 km from Bangor, Ireland

The 'Ocean Crest' in Bangor Bay
The 'Ocean Crest' in Bangor Bay
The current 'Bangor Boat' LinkExternal link the 'Ocean Crest' LinkExternal link returning to Bangor Marina after a fishing trip in the bay. In the far distance you can just see the 'SeaRose FPSO' LinkExternal link which has just begun the long slow journey to Newfoundland following servicing in Belfast.
The 'SeaRose FPSO' :: J3676
The 'SeaRose FPSO' LinkExternal link is a floating production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) vessel. Constructed specifically to work at the White Rose oilfield LinkExternal link 350 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland, the 267m long vessel was constructed by Samsung Heavy Industries and launched in 2004. The vessel has a storage capacity of 940,000 barrels of oil, which is approximately 10 days of production. In May 2012 the vessel disconnected from the oilfield and was towed across the Atlantic to Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries in Belfast for servicing. The vessel arrived at the Belfast Dry Dock on the 6th June 2012 and, work completed, left on the 5th July to travel back towards Canada.
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2012
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Thursday, 5 July, 2012   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 10 July, 2012
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Docks, Harbours  City, Town centre  Coastal 
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Bangor  Bangor Bay 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 504 825 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:40.1322N 5:40.1737W
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Irish: geotagged! J 502 823
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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