This is the Farstad anchor-handler Far Sabre at the semi-submersible Jack Bates, both of which have been working offshore Australia for some years. The ship is one of a class designated UT 712L (the second iteration of the 712) built around 2008 and having a moderate 16000 bhp available giving them a bollard pull of about 180 tons. But commensurate with the modern requirement for lots of wire they can store 10,000 metres of 76mm wire on their drums.

Photograph by Paul Smith in 2015 and published here on 17th November 2016.

 
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