What a giant!
Posted: January 30, 2013 Filed under: Home, Investigator, The Future Research Vessel Project Leave a commentI’ve been wondering how big the ship really is. It’s a bit hard to get a sense of the perspective, because everything is just so enormous.
For example, when you stand on the back deck, how wide will it really be? Now we have the photo that will give you a really good idea.
Check out he last photo of block 110, the stern. It’s amazing!
Surprise evacuation, a great success!
Posted: January 28, 2013 Filed under: Home, Investigator, The Future Research Vessel Project Leave a commentRecently at the Sembawang Shipyard there was a surprise evacuation drill of the Investigator Erection Area.
You know the sort of scenario, when all of a sudden the fire alarms ring and you have to leave your work station, and make sure you’ve remembered where to go and who to report to. They’re important events to make sure everyone remembers what to do in case of an emergency.
The teams at the shipyard did an impressive job, taking less than 6 minutes to evacuate 351 people from the ship!
Well done!
Boom!
Posted: January 25, 2013 Filed under: Investigator, The Future Research Vessel Project Leave a commentLots of booms and components have arrived at the shipyard and are in storage waiting to be fitted to ship.
We’re almost finished along the 200 series!
Posted: January 23, 2013 Filed under: Home, Investigator, The Future Research Vessel Project Leave a commentBlock 208, which is right at the back of RV Investigator, has been finished, painted and lifted into place.
Here’s the graphic to show you which block we’re talking about and then there are some great photos of what’s been happening in the shipyard.
Investigator is terrific in Scientriffic!
Posted: January 21, 2013 Filed under: Investigator, The Future Research Vessel Project 1 CommentCSIRO Education produces a couple of great magazines, among other things, and we’ve partnered with them to produce two fantastic posters!
The Scientriffic magazine has this poster, all about Investigator and the Future Research Vessel Project, which is aimed at our future scientists.
If you would like a copy of the poster, then you’ll need to get your hands on the Scientriffic Magazine January/February 2013 issue, with a front cover like this:
The last blocks were nearing completion in the shed.
Posted: January 18, 2013 Filed under: Home, Investigator, The Future Research Vessel Project Leave a commentThe final blocks to be added to the very top of the ship were nearing completion in the Investigator Fabrication Shed.
And, we celebrated the ongoing efforts to keep the teams involved in the construction of Investigator safe while at work.
More and more blocks head to the wharf!
Posted: January 16, 2013 Filed under: Home, Investigator, The Future Research Vessel Project Leave a commentMore and more blocks were added to the Investigator Erection Area on the wharf at the shipyard in Singapore.
Check out this fabulous photo taken from the very front of the ship!
