I particularly enjoyed the smartass remark about real measures of measurement before comparing it to 326,000+ Shaqs. Well done!

@jimcappa6815

2 ай бұрын

On DtU, the standard unit of measure is Danny DeVito. This thing may be.too big for that!

@fatbody111

2 ай бұрын

I was expecting blue whales so shaq was a welcome surprise.

@willythemailboy2

2 ай бұрын

I was expecting a "your mother".

@aurorarookwood2093

2 ай бұрын

I prefer and was expecting the only true unit of measuring a units capacity to lift a unit... The metric Danny Divito. But I guess they keep that to Brain Blaze iirc.

@aurorarookwood2093

2 ай бұрын

I got a pen and a Napkin. Its about 539,326 Danny DiVito's

During the inauguration of the ship in 2015 I was lucky to be one of the video technicians working during the ceremony. We also got a tour of the ship. It’s hard to describe how incredibly big everything on that vessel is.

@mwolkove

2 ай бұрын

It's funny how well saying the size is hard to describe works as a description of its size. Basically, it's on scale that is so uncommon we've never needed a word for it.

@joelfoss7428

2 ай бұрын

I got to visit my uncle on an aircraft carrier when it was stationed at Port on a 3 day cruise, they called it a tiger cruise 3 days on a ship the size of a small town 5000 people but on the ocean with jet planes launching and what not. I bet that size and catamaran design and more than twice the size would be amazing... I'm thinking Dennis Hopper in Waterworld. You could totally create your own mobile country on such an edifice once the world 🌎 sea level changes.

@enisra_bowman

2 ай бұрын

@@mwolkove that somewhat works even with smaller things like a SpcaeShuttle, shure you know they about 37m long but you never see them in a good reference frame

@RemyMartinVSOP

Ай бұрын

Cool story bro.

"Squatting itself down while stratling it's intended payload inside it's slot" had me giggling like an idiot XD

@DKing627

2 ай бұрын

Disappointed that there were no jokes about how much pipe it can handle.

@1337user

2 ай бұрын

I think I know what it'll do with 27,000 tons of pipe :^

@charlesdorval394

2 ай бұрын

@@1337user A pipeline? :P

@kingjellybean9795

2 ай бұрын

5:02 Laying under sea pipe😏

@mirzaahmed6589

Ай бұрын

straddling

Forget massive, that ship is ENORMOUS!

@jcahill7560

2 ай бұрын

Humongous!

It's a little ironic that a company based in a landlocked country builds the worlds heaviest ship.

@autobootpiloot

2 ай бұрын

Don’t worry, it’s a Dutch company trying to evade taxes. The ship is developed by the Dutch, technology is mostly installed by the Dutch and most of the important crew is Dutch. Mr, Heerema is Dutch, so is his brother that owns the biggest and heaviest floating cranes in the world. The only Swiss thing about allseas is the postal code.

@TM10000

2 ай бұрын

@@autobootpiloot Can't blame him for trying to save some money I guess. Thanks for clarifying.

Engineers are amazing. They don't get enough respect and praise for safely building our worlds machinery, bridges, infrastructure etc the list goes on...

As an American, i appreciate units of measurement that i can understand. 200 statues of liberty is easily relatable

1:30 - Chapter 1 - Design & development 6:05 - Chapter 2 - Specs & capabilities 10:15 - Chapter 3 - Service life & succession

I actually ran the numbers on Pioneering Spirit's lifting capacity; roughly 48000 tonnes (53000 tons for Americans). When it was fully loaded, the Titanic weighed 52000 tons. In other words, the PS has the strength to lift the Titanic (if wasn't at the bottom of the ocean, extremely fragile and not broken into several pieces)

I can’t wait for the day humanity can finally break the half-million Shaq barrier .

“27,000 pounds of pipe” sounds like your mom has been busy 😂😂😂

@THE-X-Force

2 ай бұрын

Just another Tuesday really .. hardly an inconvenience

@mwhitelaw8569

2 ай бұрын

​@@THE-X-Force Didn't even break a sweat

The mastermilo video about this ship is also really good, it is a ship tour and really shows what it does!

@maryrowe3981

2 ай бұрын

😮

I have had the pleassure to see this ship a couple of times. During my lunch break at Aker Stord, Norway many years ago, this thing came in the fjord, picked up the Johan Sverdrup Drilling Platform and left. It is so big it doesn't make sence to compare it to things.

It's amazing that mankind has the ability to build something this massive!

The pioneering spirit was in my city some months ago. It’s huge, like unimaginable huge The barge bumblebee sat in my city for like 2-3 years, just sat there and looked ugly as it was in one of the most trafficked route for small hobby boats At 12:50 is actually the clip of when they picked up bumblebee in my hometown

I saw this in Stord in western Norway when I had a summer job at the norwegian coastal administration almost 2 years ago

Hey, I suggested this like six months ago! I am stoked you made a video about this thing. It is an astonishing engineering accomplishment.

Pioneering Spirit is sometimes in my hometown, Kristiansand Norway, and looks to be larger than our downtown area I also did some work for Hereema in Taiwan (irrelevant to Pioneering Spirit)

@autobootpiloot

2 ай бұрын

The heerema company belongs to the brother of the owner of allseas. That’s a family that likes lifting heavy.

0:59 - WHOOOHOO that is BIG 😮

Allseas, a Swiss company...OMG from a landlocked country comes the world's largest ship? Something is amiss here....Simon, find out!

@paulroling1781

2 ай бұрын

It is Dutch in origin, where the main offices are. It is probably officially Swiss for political reasons.

@crazydutchbloke

2 ай бұрын

The ship is owned by Allseas Delft, in The Netherlands.

@amys500

Ай бұрын

Ah that makes sense. Swiss for tax? 😆

My lovely vessel , proud to have stepped foot and working there

I worked as an officer on a ship, like the on at 2.16--. We transported material to the rigs in Forties Field, outside Scotland, with "home" in Dundee. Somewhere there, we met a giant like that, I just took a look at a picture of it. And, wow, that was big too. Big enough to lift heavy(!) loads up, to the deck of those rigs. About 70 meters up. Some crew members stand under the crane and they look like ants. Have`t given that a thought, since I quit, but now, it seemed as big as then. But this one, no comments, just watching with my jaw down. Wow! from A Finn in Diaspora

@aurorarookwood2093

2 ай бұрын

I get into Dundee now and then and as I've seen the rigs there when crossing the bridge ever since I was a kid ya kinda tune them out. But when I am along the waterfront near the Quay close to the docks and one is in the scale of that shit hits hard... And I feel like I'm as big as I was when I was a kid again!

I saw the ship when it was moored at the Maasvlakte 2 , itself a megaproject, and it was remarkable as it was so much bigger than even the massive tankers in the Maasvlakte itself. Actually I thought that the Heerema group was Dutch

@Seraphus87

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, first time I saw that thing at Maasvlakte 2, I thought it was multiple ships moored next to each other, nope, just one *big* boy.

@qoyari

2 ай бұрын

Allseas Group is a Dutch offshore contractor. The company is headquartered in Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland

I've been waiting for a full video on this damned ship, it's massive on google maps!

@reahreic7698

2 ай бұрын

where??? it's difficult for me to wrap my brain around its size.

@s3gv

2 ай бұрын

​@@reahreic7698 Currently docked in amsterdam. Check 03/2020 on Google Earth Pro, 51°57'57.99"N, 3°58'57.20"E. There is another ship near it that will show you the scale. It's absolutely massive.

YES! The SHAQS are Back! ❤❤❤

This ship was actually built for decommissioning, not construction. oil platforms "top sides"were built in shipyards, and floated out on heavy barges, and lifted onto their "jackets" (legs) by heavy lift cranes such as the saipem 7000. The beauty of the pioneering spirit was it was a one stop ship, allowing it to cut, lift, transport and deliver to the decommissioning ship yard, the entire topside,, rather than have to involve multiple vessels to lift the topside off the jacket, a another to transport it to ship yard for decommissioning, another heavy lift crane to lift it to quayside, free spirit does it all.

@THE-X-Force

2 ай бұрын

It does installations as well, no?

@kurtdnelson9653

2 ай бұрын

You just copied what Simon said and still got it wrong buy never saying it delivers newly built oil rigs 🤬😁

@jaybruce593

2 ай бұрын

Actually Simon said it was built for delivering new rigs rather than building them offshore, whereas the rigs were already built onshore and delivered with different means, this was specifically built for removing rigs. I was involved with the decommissioning of the Brent Alpha, and knew of this ship long ago.

@jaybruce593

2 ай бұрын

@@THE-X-Force Yes it CAN deliver, but it was built for removal, hence it being constructed in the twilight years of mort north sea assets, not in the booming construction early days.

@kurtdnelson9653

2 ай бұрын

@@jaybruce593 hay jaybruce I committed on the fact that you repeated what Simon said and why is it necessary for you to repeat it I think we the people who watched the video didn't need your comment it was totally unnecessary and you forgot to mention it can and did haul new rigs

Can we get a video on the Newport News Shipping dry dock that makes the us navy’s carriers and submarines?

That ship could achieve the world's greatest practical joke. Worker: "Boss, the oil rig isn't there any more." Boss:......!!!...

I, too, have a pipe-laying system

This thing is an absolute BEAST!

@markblanch2905

2 ай бұрын

I've worked on Allseas vessels for years. Every pipelayer they had other than this one.

That was cool, thanks for sharing.

(4:52) 48,000 metric tons = 52910.94 U.S. tons .. or 105,821,886 pounds!! And 25,000 metric tons = 27557.78 U.S. tons .. or 55,115,566 pounds!! 🤯

Nice video, Two corrections: 1. It's no real catamaran. The bows are splitted, but the aft is one piece. 2. Is has 12 thrusters, not 13

12:50 Sitting in the port? More like blocking it off entirely 😂

Gives me slight Millennium Falcon vibes with the offset bridge and the two pronged hull at the front.

Awesome 👌

Nice introduction....maybe similar to artificial islands..except mobility of that Gained ship 🚢

It's mental the fact we can build these things and know they will float is mental. The size of that ship and rigs in general is not like anything else. When you think too that these oceans are often very unpredictable and that less then 10% of the actual ocean is fully known It makes it even more impressive. Really do wonder what the limit to building these things and much more if countries decided to work together and remove costs. Especially for space projects but this will never happen.

It is a Dutch company in origin It is a sister/brother company of heerema and blue water

That thing a huge catamaran basically. Super cool

I had a job offer for offshore rig work straight out of school, and I should have taken it. It took me almost ten years to approach their starting pay.

Amazing video My uncle worked as a project planner for this ship. 😀

Crazy and interesting!

It’s a Dutch company mate!!!! 🥳

Love the video, BUTT Allseas is a dutch company. The owner is Edward heerema.

@markblanch2905

2 ай бұрын

A Dutch company "based" out of Switzerland

@lmt-nw7zs

2 ай бұрын

@@markblanch2905 the head office is in Delft the Netherlands,

"326,496 Shaquille O'Niels"? C'mon, Whistler, don't be ridiculous - that'd be over 326 kiloshaqs! Unpossible.

Pretty sure this has been near me during Brent de-commissioning. Able Offshore, Seaton, England.

Right now Im out on Ekofisk oilfield and this ship just came in. It is crazy big. Right now removing the old 2/4 Eko G (Valhall RP) jacket.

No banana for scale? 🍌🤷🏻‍♂️ Awesome stuff guys! Thank you!!!

And some float with propellars on each leg for Current adjustments

Yeah i do barge work on bridges, lift 200k lbs stuff etc. Would love to work on a ship like this

Name: All Seas Me hearing Ausies thanks to the splendid English accent. lol 😂 Love your videos Simon 😎

Back to your roots here mate!

“If anybody can figure out what to do with 27,000lbs of pipe.” Somebody’s mom somewhere: ☺️

That’s a big damn boat!!

"Make that hull thing better" no punn intended 🤣🇭🇲

Ok Simon, this is the fifth video of yours that I've watched today, all of which are new. Did you release a video on every channel you do?

My mind is now boggled with these stats!!!!.....

When it will be decommissioned I will buy it and use it as a houseboat on our lake.

It has anchored up outside of my home city so much, I don't see it as special 😂

Damn thats a cool ship

You gave us a real unit of measurement in how much it weighs in Shaquille O'Neils, but not its height in Danny DeVitos, come on Simon!

Great video - but the terminology makes me twitch like reading your/you're mistakes. "Oil Rig" is the industry term for a drilling rig, which is the machinery that drills the hole and sets the well casing. This ship deals with platforms, not rigs. It's a small detail, and I'm sure most people won't care - but people with experience in the oil and gas industry won't be able to unhear that mistake which might take away from the message. Phenomenal episode, keep up the good work!

You really should be using the most universal form of measurement, that of Danny Devitos.

"Nobody needs a Mercedes-Benz. Nobody needs a Porsche. The 'reasons' to buy those things are emotional." -- Lexus 400

The ROK builds impressive ships both commercial and military. 😉

she's a beast

Please make a video on oil rigs

I wish you could have put the Starship Enterprise next to it for proper scale, I don't know about netball players....cheers.

How the hell do u talk about this thing, without getting into it's mind blowing heavy compensation system and quick lift capabilities. It's what sets this beast apart from a heavy lift crane

@scabthecat

2 ай бұрын

It's his grift. Makes nothing but rehashing for clicks. Doesn't really care.

@THE-X-Force

2 ай бұрын

@@scabthecat Why are you here?

@scabthecat

2 ай бұрын

@@THE-X-Force Algorithm

@THE-X-Force

2 ай бұрын

@@scabthecat Why would you try to help the algorithm of a channel you think is grifitng? Or do you not realize that commenting and / or disliking actually helps the algorithm for it?

@scabthecat

2 ай бұрын

@@THE-X-Force You asked why I was here

$2.4B sounds cheap AF for that capability. Where do I order?

We did/do work for allseas including pioneering spirit. If i am correct it is build to deconstruct old oil platforms not build them.

Is there any reason this ship can't be used to help clean up the Pacific garbage zone?

@enisra_bowman

2 ай бұрын

yes, mostly because it's build to lift one large thing and not many tiny ones

@someonebald2022

2 ай бұрын

@@enisra_bowman Big things are made of small things.

Simon. I thought the standard of measurement for your channels is in Danny DeVitos, not Shaquille O'Neals...

A Simon video, 1 day old and only 60k views???? Is the internet broken ?

What to do with all that pipe? I've got a suggestion. It's going to make your eyes water though.

I love how we live in a time where we can watch the construction of Rasputin 2.0 every few days...

Damn, this thing is so big it's got to be measured in Shaq's rather than DeVito's😂😂

Allseas, a Swiss company...yes, nothing says nautical prowess like Switzerland. LOL

@Bird_Dog00

2 ай бұрын

Probably there for tax reasons. But switzerland does have a sizable merchant navy for a landlocked country.

@markblanch2905

2 ай бұрын

​@Bird_Dog00 100% for tax reasons. They're a Dutch company

can you make a video about the F-20 tigershark

Are removed oil platforms reused or repaired or scrapped?

After the fallout from a much larger channel switching to a subscription system; I am grateful Simon decided to just make multiple channels instead of opting for a subscription model.

@Shinzon23

2 ай бұрын

Which channel was that?

@randomname4726

2 ай бұрын

I just saw the Atozy video on that.

@wstavis3135

2 ай бұрын

I always hate comments like this that vaguely reference something, mostly in an attempt to make the poster seem more knowledgeable and in touch.

@joseybryant7577

2 ай бұрын

It was Watcher. There ya go.​@@wstavis3135

@THE-X-Force

2 ай бұрын

What are you talking about? Throw people a bone. Not everyone is clinically online ..

I wonder if it could help in Baltimore?

Make a vid about the A6 Intruder

@tomekkaminski2677

2 ай бұрын

Audi?

@hatersgonnarate3973

2 ай бұрын

What?

Arent windmills in shallow water areas?

My alcoholic Aunt is still trying to book passage....

For the *Amazing Grace*, did actually intend to give it’s estimated coat at three billion *dollars*, or is it actually three billion *pounds*?

“Straddling its intended payload inside its slot, n offloading that ballast” well if thats the ways she wants it, she gets it! Hold on? What were talking about? Lol

Does anyone else find it slightly hysterical that "AllSeas" is a Swiss company? (Kinda reminds me of Swiss Navy products :)

@harmrozema3330

2 ай бұрын

In essence it is a dutch company, but due to economic and political factors it became swiss is my understanding.

"barges" 200X57m were talking hectars here lol

I couldn't understand any of the metrics in this video, where is the standard Danny DeVito unit?

326496 Shaqs is cool but how many Danny Devitos is that?

Global cooperation at its finest!

5:02 lol should.call the ship aqua man if its doin that 😏

I find myself wondering if anyone has ever seriously proposed a ship of this size and configuration, but built as a floating selfpropelled city.

If these engineers ever want to build a moon colony, sign me up!

I'd like to see pirates try and hijack this babe!!! 🤣

@joelfoss7428

2 ай бұрын

Actually, it would not be that hard if they had the right equipment and strategies. Helicopters and such. I hope there are cameras and armed defense and what not. This thing is quite a nice target as it is the only one of its kind. But even if you stole it, it's not like it would be easy to hide the damn thing...

@enisra_bowman

2 ай бұрын

@@joelfoss7428 as if modern piracy does work different than the on classical one in the caribbean sea as in: they aren't psychos, they don't want to get hurt or work, they are lowlife criminals, if they would want to put afford in it they would build a bank. And ye, even IF they would caputure it, they would put a veeery large mark on their heads

So basically... the heaviest forklift in the world...🤭😂

Big enough to lift the wreck of a submarine

There is only one problem with this ship. While oil platforms are drilling and super popular for oil infrastructure, drilling SHIPS are becoming more of a thing. THey are building boats with a hole in the middle, and they drill through the hole in the boat for oil. Oil ships can move out if a hurricane comes through, but oil rigs may be cheaper in shallow water still