Here is the UT 715 CBO Guanabara, one of a number of this class of anchor-handler, but unique to this Brazilian company. Like most anchor-handlers operating offshore Brazil it is festooned with gadgetry, including two ROV systems together with their launching davits and control cabins and a large crane on the stern. Who knows how many people are required to operate this lot. And for those who are wondering why ships look so scrubby at the waterline these days, it is because modern anti-fouling paint is required not to foul the environment, so there is a lot of marine growth at the air/water interface.

Photo taken in late February in the Campos Basin by Jan Plug and published here on 5th March 2019.

 
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