Thirty-Eight Ton Engine,Bendy rope crew baskets, hauled by the Balder's heavy lift cranes, are the only way to transfer crew from one vessel to another.
Thirty-Eight Ton Engine,Standing in front of the inboard component of one of the seven thrusters onboard, Riley reviews thruster exchange technical diagrams with the DCV Balder's Chief Engineer, Rene.
Thirty-Eight Ton Engine,Trying not to get blown overboard in the near hurricane-force winds, Riley uses a wind meter to measure the 50+ knot wind speed.
Thirty-Eight Ton Engine,To get a sense of perspective of the size and layout of the DCV Balder, Riley rides about 200 feet above the ocean in a gear basket that is alighted by one of the two heavy lift cranes (with a combined lifting capacity fo 6300 tons) onboard.
Thirty-Eight Ton Engine,A curious pelican decides to pay a visit while Riley and the commercial dive crew wait for conditions to improve before they jump in the water and begin their work on the underwater components of the thruster exchange.
Thirty-Eight Ton Engine,To get a sense of perspective of the size and layout of the DCV Balder, Riley rides about 200 feet above the ocean in a gear basket that is alighted by one of the two heavy lift cranes (with a combined lifting capacity fo 6300 tons) onboard.
