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Pioneering Spirit 1
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With a length of 382 meters/1,253 feet (hull) or 477 meters/1,565 feet (maximum, including stinger and tilting lifting beams), a width of 124 meters/407 feet, a gross tonnage of 403,342, and a summer dead weight tonnage (SDWT) of 499,125 tons, the 'Pioneering Spirit' (built in 2014) is the largest ship in the world.

The vessel is specially designed for the decommissioning of offshore drilling platforms. It can lift and transport large platforms up to 48,000 tonnes in one go. In addition, the ship can also be used for the construction of gas and oil pipelines at sea.

The 'Pioneering Spirit', was depicted on August 17th, 2020, on her way to one of the Flushing, Zeeland, The Netherlands, ports in order deliver two jackets (jackets are a part of the substructure of an offshore drilling platform that have been used in the North Sea, but isn't no longer required for the extraction of oil or gas), in order to be scrapped there.

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.bfrank
08/20/20 12:37 AM GMT
I'm sure that vessel is worth quite a bit of money. You took a great picture, Cornelius. It has lots of activities going on in it.
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::0930_23
08/20/20 1:40 PM GMT
What a massive ship SEA. It's like a floating city. I'm surprised no one has tried to build a bigger one in the last six years.
Great shot and information.
Thanks for sharing.
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::trixxie17
08/20/20 5:09 PM GMT
Wow - that is one big ship - like Tick said a virtual floating city - wonderful capture of this monster!
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::tigger3
08/20/20 7:06 PM GMT
It is very impressive and so is your presentation, and information my friend. I really like those clouds, to me they add a superb element to your fine capture. tigs=^..^=
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::Ramad
08/21/20 9:57 AM GMT
An impressive sight this ship is with all those unusual ship's particulars you have given. I want to look up later today the infos about this giant.
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Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors.
.luckyshot
08/21/20 2:03 PM GMT
An amazing sight - such a large ship designed with one purpose that to be environmentally friendly with the dismantling of ocean oil rigs. To see it up close must be very impressive.
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine The Earth without art is just 'eh'.

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