Fotografie - Meer

Fotos from the Seas

A collection of fotos from the M/V East River and R/V Universal Surveyor in the spring of 2008...

Usumacinta - Kab-101

Gheisterbohrinsel Usumancinta, 22 people died during rescue operations after 8 meter seas and 130km/h wind caused the Usumancinta Jack-up to collide with the Kab-101 platform on 23 Oktober 2008. Article here and Pemex' photos of the incident and aftermath. Seguimiento plataforma Usumacinta
"Chatarreros" en alta mar - Scrappers set the Usumacinta ablaze while trying to steal from the abandoned rig. This has drawn the attention of the Armada de México.

• usumacinta-schattenbild
• usumacinta-sonnenaufgang
• usumacinta01
• usumacinta02
• usumacinta03
• usumacinta04
• usumacinta05
• gheisterbohrinsel
• deep-endeavor-usumacinta

Bahía de Campeche

• The Yùum K’ak’Náab, Mayan for Lord of the Seas
  A Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Ship.
  This is the first one to be used in the Gulf of Mexico
  and one of the largest in the world.
  Offshore-technology.com article.
• Yes, the anchor is still there.
• Armada de México - Buques patrulla misilera
  Mexican Navy Missile Ship.
• Raising the flag to the Moon...
• The boat has become some sort of Avian feasting grounds.
• Jose, Diego, Jorge, Kent, Jose Tomas
• Busy bridge while waiting for news
  about Tropical Storm Arthur.
• brückendeck-abenddämmerung1
• brückendeck-abenddämmerung2
• brückendeck-abenddämmerung3
• bug-abendämmerung
• Waves from the bow.
• butterfly
• The cabin, with a suboptimal lens for the shot.
• Unperturbed seas.
• Slightly perturbed seas.
• El Capitán Jose Tomas
• condux-bohrinsel
• Dragging in the fish.
• M/V East River
• Port side at night.
• Starboard side at night.
• Ax at night...
• The fish getting its clogs popped.
  The family of Tuna is Barrilete Jumbo aka skipjack tuna.
• Flying fish on deck after high seas.
• Some river near Villa Hermosa
• gary-in-the-office
• global-explorer
• Honza dragging in the fish.
• Julissa IV
• kaltfront1
• kaltfront2
• mattengestützter-abendämmerung
• Carne Asada, BBQ Chicken, Boudin, and Pico de Gallo
  Cooked by Jesus and Javier!
• Mothra!
• All work and no play makes trash pile up...
• sonnenuntergang01
• sonnenuntergang02
• sonnenuntergang03
• sonnenuntergang04
• sonnenuntergang05
• Last Sunset at Lakach...
• Splash!
• The Bunk...
• The office, 180° from the bunk.
• Volcano!
• Volcano and rough seas.
• High seas wanted to take these...
• Whale Sign!
• Attacked by 30 Spotted Dolphins!
• Only 3 attack this time.
• delphin01
• A pair of whitewing dove find
  the East River.
• yaxche-01
• yaxche-02
• yaxche-03
• bohrinsel-seepocken
• bug-regenbogen
• burner-seagulls
• noble-tom-jobe
• regenbogen-sturm
• yaxche-04
• yaxche-05
• yaxche-06
• yaxche-bop-regen
• yaxche-fischer
• black-witch-moth-1
• black-witch-moth-2
• black-witch-moth-3
• ak-bohrinsel1
• ak-bohrinsel2
• dämmerung-aufflackern1
• dämmerung-aufflackern2
• deep-endeavor-bohrinsel1
• deep-endeavor-bohrinsel2
• delphin02
• delphin03
• doña-diana-bohrplattform
• scourge-of-toes
• night-birds
• night-fleet
• xanab-bohrturm
• xanab-bop
• xanab-contrast
• xanab-kommissar
• xanab-leiter
• yaxche-07
• yaxche-08
• yaxche-09
• yaxche-10
• yaxche-11
• yaxche-fischer2
• rip-current1
• rip-current2

Hafen, Galveston, Texas

• drydock-rigs
• drydocks-lenskreiss
• galveston-fischerbooten
• galv-hafen-lichter
• ocean-star
• semi-sub-construction-nacht
• tor-viking
• volumnia