SUNSET STRIP...

The sunsets here are amazing... I always heard that it's pollution that makes more increadible sunsets, which I can only assume it the cause of this. I guess that's a small positive in the great big negative that is pollution.

Monster umbilical loaded...

Here's a shot of a very big umbilical just loaded on the barge... We are heading out to lay this badboy in the next couple days...

Crazy Mexican...hahaha...

Oscar Rivera, my co-worker on my shift, is a really funny Mexican. This is his best Indian impersonation...hahahaha! As you can see by the book, he is learning a lot about their culture!

Amoung others, his current nickname is Fez, because he looks just the that character from "that 70's show"....

Allseas Fleet...

This is a merged picture of all the Allseas vessels working around us in the field. Amoung them is the Lorelay and it's sister ship, two of the biggest pipelaying vessels in the world. Combined with our vessel and the other 5-6 vessels working out here, Reliance group is spending easlily over US$1M a day on this project, which speaks volumes for the company chaired and partly owned by the richest man in the world...Mukesh Ambani.

Fishing boats returning home...

It's actually quite crazy to see...every evening when the sun sets at least 100 small fishing boats make their way past the oil field back to shore. It looks like a scene from the movie TROY. Considering the distance we are from shore and the low technology of the vessels, it's suprising that many are not lost. Luckily for them the water is very calm this time of year. Occasionally they stop next to the boat and ask/beg for a little "western" food, unfortunately it is against the rules to give them any. Probly better that way as if we encourage that we may end up with all 100 boats alongside! The othernight one or two of them stuck around the boat all night handlining 30-40 pound tunas by the dozen...it was the first moment I wished I could have been in their boat...perhaps it was the only such moment!

The Triton XLS system that I work on...

Triton XLS Work Class ROV SystemsThe Triton XLS, up to 150-hp work class ROV systems, represent the latest design in Perry Slingsby’s highly successful Triton XL series. The enhancements to the previous system include improved performance and upgraded controls features, increased depth capabilities and a significantly longer 650-meter tether cable. The XLS’s 3,000 kg (6,600 lbs) of lifting capability provides a platform for a wide variety of tooling modules and custom intervention work skids. Depth-rated up to 3,000 meters (9,800 feet), and designed specifically for deep and ultra deepwater operations, the Triton XLS is ideal for construction and intervention operations around the world.

Home away from home...

Here is a good photo of my new home away from home, MSV EXPRESS, she is 560 Feet long and can travel up to 12 Knots, which makes for a lot of walking around deack to get the job done. Great vessel though and a really cool crew.