1000' tanker lost power in GOM

[elebouef]

Need to get this one out there.

High seas salvage tug Abeille Flandre in very bad weather - Iroise Sea - Mer d'Iroise - YouTube

High seas salvage tug Abeille Flandre in very bad weather - Iroise Sea - Mer d'Iroise - YouTube

[Ray]

It's all about Freeboard.

[Capt.B]

Originally Posted by Ray

All, confirmed the following with USCG:

Tanker Vessel Maersk Nautilus, 1, 092 ft. length, fully laden with 2,150,000 bbls crude
Complete loss of power and adrift.
Location at 1600 hrs: 27 deg, 53 min N, 88 deg, 36 min W (~38 mi ESE of Mars)
Drifting to the NNE
Two (2) Harvey tugs enroute – ETA to rig ~ 0200 (Tue), USCG seeking additional resources

With last reported location and movement, poses no threat to Shell assets at this time.

Will provide update on location and movement when received from USCG.

Following is a preliminary trajectory – heading towards Thunderhorse at 1-2 knots.

They say Thunderhorse's moon pool would swallow most platforms in the GOM.

[eman]

Originally Posted by Ray

It's all about Freeboard.

And horsepower and how big a cahones the capt. has

[Ray]

Originally Posted by eman

And horsepower and how big a cahones the capt. has

Them things are designed for that. kinda work. They have waterproof doors that are dogged off pretty good. Just gotta hang on if you walk from one spot to another.

[Ray]

Originally Posted by Capt.B

They say Thunderhorse's moon pool would swallow most platforms in the GOM.

Most conventional fixed leg platforms.

[marconn]

I've worked on thunderhorse for a week last year and I promise you it's huge. The galley has about 15-20 tables for 6-8 people each. In a week I bet I only saw half of it.

[cajunhntr03]

just watching this makes me need some Dramamine