This brings closure to my few photo's of that experience from 2007.
Raven Explorer where originally thought of to do shallow water seismic. But during the short charter, a couple of source vessel jobs in Malaysia, it was decided that she where to be sold instead.
I understood then, that she was to be converted to a Shadow boat. A boat that navigates
(in the shadow) of the rich mans super yacht, carrying all his expensive toys. Jet skies, helicopter, submarine or what might be..
After demobilization in Loyang Offshore Supply Base, I delivered her to the new owner at Raffles Marina in Singapore, and enjoyed a few days at the marina.
Sun set Malaysia
En kollega Kapten Rindmyr, la upp en "faersk"bild paa foere detta Raven Explorer som vi baada jobbat paa tidigare. Circeln aer daa sluten vad det gaeller mina foto'n fraan den tiden 2007.
Raven Explorer var fraan boerjan taenkt att byggas om till "Shallow water" seismic. Men under ett par korta "kanon baats" jobb i Malaysia, bestaemde sig bolaget foer att saelja henne. Jag fick veta att hon skulle byggas om till en "shadow baat". En baat som navigerar i skuggan av den rike mannens super jakt, innehaallande hans dyra leksaker, vattenskotrar, helikopter ubaatar, eller vad det nu kan vara. Efter demobiliseringen i Loyang Offshore Supply Base, levererade jag henne till den nya aegaren, och fick ett par dagar paa Raffles Marina I Singapore.
Raven Explorer Shooting
PC Dietmar
Gun Service
Smile
Recording vessel (Ocean Bottom Cable)
Also testing some new "tech" using ROV
Mark NZ
Raven at "Demob", Labuan, Malaysia
Seismic crew, 30 minutes from the beer.
Raven in Loyang offshore supply base. Note; 8 vessels side by side
Then suddenly harbour master start screaming "shifting, shifting", and all
vessels had to let go because boat no 4 or 6, needed to get alongside for equipment
transfer.... same story, day after day..what a night mare..
All containers off, soon "ship shape" for new owner.
Living by the sea....but living on the sea was something new to me?
Raffles Marina Where to I delivered Raven to the new owner.
Raffles Marina
Inside..
Looking out
BBQ..
Raven Explorer
Enjoying the premesis
Good to have the biggest boat in the Marina,
you kind of always have an eye on her...;-)))
Syncronised Dancing OS and Fitter enjoying the Filipino band.
Raven Explorer as of today, as a shadow boat for
Super yacht Queen K
