Is this semi submersible still around offering dive support?
Still going strong. She became the Polyconcord in 1992, and then sold by Rasmussen to Prosafe in 2001 and renamed Safe Hibernia in the Mexican Gulf where she remains to this day.Hi There ....
I am just wondering if you remember the Treasure Finder...What happened to her... is she still in service... also is the Brent Delta still going...
Cheers Gents All The Best Dave...
I came across Gavin Hunter in Abu Dhabi about 5 years ago. He was working on a rig construction project there as a steel inspector. He had only expected to be there a short time but the project had various delays and he ended up being there for several years.DAVE , I was one of Houlders Standby Chief Engineers in both Arendal and Oslo during the build of The Uncle John the other was Ben Blyth . I certainly remember you and your involvement with the Camrex coating of the ballast tanks , a " Rolls Royce " job . ( Which is more than can be said for the engines that were installed )
One person who I'm sure you will remember and probably dealt with the most of the Houlder personnel would be Gavin Hunter who was the Hull Inspector another would possibly be Ken Gant who was Project Manager . I'm Still in touch with Gavin albeit infrequently and he lives near Powburn north of Morpeth . Best regards Bob Whittaker
Hi Dave,I would love to get in touch with Ben Blyth if anyone knows a contact. The reason is that he could help write the story about the navies abortive attempts at a diving vessel (The Challenger) I visited the Challenger when she was laid up to remove spare parts to use on the conversion of Stadive into Louisiana.
Also, another very significant piece of the story, there was a meeting about Dynamic Positioning Systems held in Norway in around 1976. If anyone has any info on that meeting please let me know. This was a meeting which triggered a change in attitude to DP safety involving adding a little more intelligence to how data was checked before being used.