Happy New Year!

Thank you all for making 2011 a very good year for me and my family. I wish you all a wonderfull and blessed 2012. Joining Hugin in India (3 x "in" ;-),  and the blog again around Jan 16th.

Dawn & Offsigning

Just finished the Eastern "swath", Picked up the last node and 50% of this project is over and done with. There will not be much left next time we come back. Now deploying nodes on the Western swath, closing in on the SBM and tanker. Lets see how to play that one? Helicopter inside 500 is a no no.
Hand over done, desk is clean, bag is packed, sent off the weather report to the helicopter dispatcher in Mumbai..I'm going home...

Avslutat den Oestra delen av projectet, 50% aer avklarat, inte mycket kvar att komma tillbaks till.
Nu laegger vi Noder i den Waestra delen in emot tankern foertoejd i SBM'n. Faar se hur vi skall goera daer. Vi kan inte ha helikoptrar "fallande fraan" skyn innanfoer 500 meter. Har skickat vaederleken till Helikopter terminalen i Mumbai. Min oeverlaemning e' klar, vaeskan packad och skrivbordet rent...Paa vaeg hem...

Sign off tomorrow

Had a "general repitition" today. Two choppers, 13pax on, 12pax off. tomorrow the big day 5 choppers.
Hopefully we will make it, but we must reduce the "turn around" time onboard. I am Keeping the supply boat "standing by", if no time for a 5th chopper, a few of us can take her to Mumbai. And we will be home for christmas.

Avmoenstring imorgon,
Hade general repetition idag. Tvaa helikoptrar, 13 pass paa, och 12 pass av. I morgon blir det 5 helikoptrar. Foerhoppningsvis saa skall vi hinna med det, men daa maaste vi reducera tiden paa vaart helideck, snabbare "av och paa". Har behaallt supply baaten haerute saa skulle det inte finnas tid foer en 5:e kaerra saa kan naagra av oss i alla fall ta den till Mumbai. Faar ju boka om planet, men vi kommer hem till Jul i alla fall.

 Transit across the field. driving "forward", when in DP we always face aft,(most of the time)

 I transit oever faeltet. Staar och koer foerut, I DP saa aer vi "bakaatvaenda" tittar akterut.

Lunch on the bridge..
Lunch paa bryggan..

Shady operations.

Adding a few pics from far, thus haze and dusk hugely impact the result.
Amazed by the numerous helicopterlandings in a day. Many riggs get visited during the day. 3-5 people with their little "carry on"bag works for a few hours,then comes the chopper again. Pick them up and bring them back to the bigger platform. Strange things in the making?

Ett par bilder fraan laangt haall, saa dis och skymning paaverkar givetvis resultatet.
Foervaanad oever det stora antal helicopter landningar per dag. Paa riggarna droppas 3-5 personer, som kommer med sin lilla vaeska och jobbar under naagra timmar, sedan kommer helikoptern igen och tar med dom tillbaks till den stoerre platformen daer de tillbringar natten. Mystisk verksamhet?

 Diving operations ongoing /
Dykarbeten utfoers

 Tanker and supply at the SBM /
Tanker och Supply baat vid SBM'n 

Munin Explorer "shoots" past a "spare transfer" Munin Explorer skjuter foerbi ett kran lyft.   

 Another landing /
Aennu en landning

Evenings sun set /
Kvaellens solnedgaang

Personal transfer / provisions.

3 new crew members arrived yesterday with the supply boat.
After that we provisioned well into the evening.
Today we have continued recovery of our nodes. Helicopter manifests are now complete with weights and all, sent to “shore rep” for completion with the joining crew numbers.
I think Burt is hungry, amount of smaller moths etc. is now deteriorating, he has to fly closer to the flood lights aft of the bridge night time to get something to eat, and that is not good for him.

Personal transport och proviantering.

Vi fick 3 nya besaettningsmedlemmar med supplybaaten igaar. Efter det saa provianterade vi till laangt in paa kvaellen. Idag fortsaetter vi att plocka noder. Helikopter manifesten aer nu faerdiga, med vikter och allt. Skickat till rederirepresentanten Iland som skall fylla I ankommande gubbars nuffror .

Fladder-musse aer nog hungrig. Tillgaangen paa mal och nattfjaeril aer daalig. Han maaste nu flyga naermarevaara straalkastande decksljus akter om bryggan foer att faa naagot att aeta, det aer inte bra foer den stackarn.

 Hugin FRC , bringing the 3 new comers from the supply boat onboard to Hugin.

Hugins "snabba raeddnings baat" haemtar de tre nya besaettningsmedlemmarna fraan supply baaten till Hugin

 Supply boat coming alongside.

Supply baaten naermar sig

A boat on stilts?! En baat paa styltor?!

Now and then.

Just let the Supply boat go. Properly set up with "good stock" for my reliever(Christmas approaching).
Crashing time.. It'll be a few hectic days ahead, have to make time for clearing the piles on my desk.
Below two ROV on deck pics, not only a 9 months ago and in another part of the world, but approx 25 degrees C, difference.

Just lagt av supply baaten. Lagrat upp med "gott gott" foer min avloesare infoer julen. Nu dags och knoppa. Det blir ett jobbiga sista dagar, maaste foersoeka faa undan hoegarna paa skrivbordet.
Nedan ett par ROV paa deck bilder, inte bara 9 maanaders skillnad i en helt annan del av vaerlden utan ocksa c:a 25 grader C, skillnad.

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Management review

Today management review. A few good points to bring to our shore management.
Sat a new record yesterday 91 nodes either deployed, or recovered in 24 hours.
Now we are recovering again until tomorrow afternoon when supply boat is back with 3 new crew members and more provisions.

Idag hade vi aarlig ledningsgrupps revision. Gaar igenom vaart saekerhets och kvalitetssystem, kollar vad vi vill foeraendra eller vad som aer bra, detta dokumenteras, och styrande i toppskickten iland faar ta del av detta och agera daerefter. Igaar satte vi nytt rekord totalt 91 noder antingen planterades eller plockades upp under en 24 timmars period. Nu plockar vi igen, och fortsaetter med det tills i morgon eftermiddag, daa supply baaten kommer ut med 3 besaettningsmedlemmar och matvaror.

 Birdie nam nam

 Tanker with support at the SBM  /  Tanker med support vid singel boy foertoejningen,

 Scalloway Shetland summer -11 Seismic antenna fix / Seismiker fixar antenner

Current subsides

Current has subsided, and ROV are breaking records, faster and faster.
Managed to get "half a Bart" yesterday...he is so quickly flapping. Not a good pic, just to show that he is still alive and kicking.
Been cosy summer weather today again, a bit hazy/humid. Not that I am effected, in my confined glass cubicle, "detained"  all day light hours 06-18 on the bridge, no no not complaining, just a statement of fact. 

Stroemmen har avtagit, saa ROV piloterna plockar noder fortare och fortare, nya hastighets rekord paa gaang. Lyckades faanga en halv Fladder-Musse igaar. Han e' saa snabb saa att jag /cameran inte hinner med. Ingen bra bild, men bevis paa att han lever i all vaelmaaga.
Varit fint sommarvaeder idag igen. Lite fuktigt och disigt i horisonten. Inte foer att det bekymrar mig, eftersom jag sitter internerad i min glasbubbla paa bryggan under dagsljus timmarna 0600-1800. Gnaeller inte, bara konstaterar. 

On the Topic...

A couple of insects..
They are a few days old, so maybe they all are in little Burt-Bat's stomach by now. He is still around and hunting during dark hours. Had the pleasure of starting to prepare the "manifest forms" for all the helicopters that are to be used during our crew change next week. 2 choppers the 6th, and 5 the 7th.

Naagra fler insekter.
Kanske de aer i Fladder-Musses mage vid det haer laget. Han aer kvar och aer ute paa jakt rundor ikvaell igen. Har glaedjen att faa boerja foerbereda helikopter manifest nu idag, lista vilka som aaker paa vilken helikopter, namn, vikt samt vikt paa bagaget. Vi har avloesning i naesta vecka. 2 helikoptrar den 6:e och 5 helikoptar den 7:e.

Indian Cricket, not a sport…

…But a beautiful insect I photo’d the other day.

Not at all camera shy.

I also had a visit from Burt- Bat this morning. I think again someone stumbled upon his daily rest and “hiding place”. After 5 minutes he settled down probably found a good place again. Right now evening time, I see him from my window flying around in the darkness, catching moths and other nocturnal flying insects hovering around and above the “lit” vessels deck. Impressed by the technic
of using “sonar” for locating the prey, and how quickly he changes direction, good flyer.

Indisk Graeshoppa.

Fick ett par fina bilder haerom dagen, en riktigt fin bamsing.

Indien-Musse doek upp idag foermiddags. Naagon hade saekert snubblat oever hans goemstaelle och stoert hans dagssoemn.

Han "nockade av" efter 5 minuters virrvarrande och nu ikvaell ser jag honom flyga runt oever baat deck jagandes mal och nattfjaerilar som samlats runt och oever daecksbelysningen. Imponerad oever hans snabbhet, flygskicklighet och givetvis oever den fantastiska tekniken med att skicka ut ljudsignaler framfoer sig och analysera dess reflektioner, istaellet foer att titta med oegon. helt fantastiskt.

Weather?

Expected weather today, many other operators has “fled” the field, leaving us, Hugin & Munin to do “our thing”. Very good, because all other operations are complicating, and delaying our work. Weather still fine, we are progressing and are happy. (Burt the Bat, "took off" last night, he did not even say good bye:-(

Vi vaentade vaeder idag, men det kom nog paa skam. Maanga andra aktoerer har laemnat faeltet, saa det aer mycket laettare foer Hugin och Munin att koera paa, utan att foersenas av deras aktiviteter. Vi har fortsatt bra vaeder, saa vi verkar ha tur, och aer ju glada foer det.. 

Indien Musse laemnade igaar kvaell, utan att saega adjoe. Aer lite besviken :-(

“Burt the Bat” onboard .

Thought it was a funny looking bird trying to get into the bridge windows. Turns out to be a bat.

Poor little creature, all stressed out, looking to hide away from the bright daylight.
He (or she?)Finally managed to squeeze  “itself” into a little corner . We put out some cover, provided fruit and water, hoping that he is a vegetarian, not a “moth eater” (no clue?)
Sleeping all day.  Let’s hope he recovers tonight when darkness falls.

Providing a photo  of a bat I took in Dalhousie NB (Canada) onboard Maria Gorthon,  June 2006. That fisty little bugger, managed to fly into our accommodation. We had to try, and we managed, to chase him out again without injuring him. In comparison, Canada-Burt is a little furry ball, India-Burt is probably not expecting the Celsius to drop below the zero at any time, thus less fur (I guess).

Fladder musse ombord.

Tyckte att det var en konstig liten faagel som foersoekte ta sig in igenom bryggfoenstret. Det visade sig vara en fladder mus. Den lilla stackarn var stressed och gjorde vad han kunde foer att foersoeka komma undan dagsljuset. Han hittade en liten hoerna daer han kunde klaemma sig ner. Vi fixade skugga, vatten och frukt, med foerhoppningen om att han var vegetarian, och inte malaetare(ingen aning). Sovit hela dagen, hoppas att han piggnar till ikvaell near moerkret faller.

Bifogar ett par bilder jag tog ombord paa Maria Gorthon I Juni 2006. Dalhousie NB(Canada).

Den lilla “haarbollen” var en energisk en som lyckats ta sig in I inredningen. Vi fick kaempafoer att foersoeka faa ut honom oskadd. Indien-Musse aer ju naestan naken I jaemfoerelsemed Canada- Musse, det har nog med klimatet att goera skulle jag tro. Saellan maangen minus grad I Indien (Vael?)

Inda-Burt  / Indien Musse

Desperately looking for darkness  / Desperat letandes skugga eller moerker.

Ring as Size referense   Ringen som storleks referens

Canada Burt   / Canada Musse

Rescue boat repair.

One of our rescue boats needed, glass fibre repair of its hull. Transferred to a place for easier access and repair.

Safety meeting today with the presentation of an incident that occurred in this field year 2005. A Multi Support Vessel collided with a rig, and severed a gas riser, which resulted in a huge fire, destruction of the rig, 4 days later the vessel, that also caught fire sank, in total many casualties. Remains of this disaster still visible from our vessel, and work in progress to rebuild it all right now, barges divers etc. We are slowly approaching and we will plant nodes around the area. A tricky one for sure.

Raeddningsbaat reparation.

En av vaara raeddningsbaatar behoevde reparera en glasfiber skada paa skrovet. Fick "flytta" dito till en plats daer man saekrare kunde utfoera arbetet.

Skyddsmoete idag.

med en presentation som intraeffade paa detta faeltet aar 2005. Ett multi support fartyg kolliderade med en rigg och lyckades skada en gas lina vilket resulterade i en vaaldsam brand. Riggen totalfoerstoerdes(tippade och sjoenk) fartyget skadades ocksaa allvarligt av brand, och efter 4 dagar saa sjoenk den. Maanga baade doeda och skadade inte roligt. Resterna av riggen aer nu synliga fraan vaar position, vi boerjar naerma oss Soeder ifraan och skall laegga ut noder runt det hela. Inte helt enkelt, daa de nu haaller paa att bygga upp det hela igen omgiven av Praamar och dykare mm.

 

Life in the ocean.

Working immediately South of the big installation today. We clearly saw that the closer to the installation (rig) we got,  the more “biology”( live species) we could see.  Fish shoals, and today a fat ugly snake, curled around the node..  Puhaa! (hate snakes). They learn that the catering staff on the ”rig” throw food waste into the sea on a regular basis, so it is a good place to be. QC –run was successful today.

Liv i oceanen.

Arbetar omedelbart Soeder om installationen(riggen). Man ser tydligt att det aer mer liv(bilogi haer) fisk stim och idag hade vi en "fet" "ful "orm som ringlade sig runt ramen paa Noden (puuha!! jag hatar ormar). Foerst naer Noden skulle in i "korgen" saa slaepte ormen taget och sam vidare. Allaa smaa liven laer sig att "Byss folket" paa riggen dumpar mat rester i havet paa ganska regelbundna tider, bra tillhaall alltsaa. Vi gjorde ett nytt foersoek med QC baaten idag och det gick vaeldigt bra.

Bad quality monitor pic(ROV) camera. / Daalig kvalitet, foto paa monitorn (ROV) camera

 Fish on top and Snake below.../  Fisk stim oeverst och orm under

DPO handover at the "desk" inside 500mtr / DPO Oeverlaemning av vakten innanfoer 500mtr  

 View from the desk aft. / Vy fraan DPO position akter, naer man har DP vakt.

 View front, Radarpic and window view(flare stack)/ Vy foerut, radarbild och flare stack.

 Same view(a meter aft) / Samma vy (fraan 1 mtr akteroever)