2015

J4886 : The 'Byford Dolphin' in Belfast Lough

taken 10 years ago, 4 km NNE of Helen's Bay, Co Down, Northern Ireland

The 'Byford Dolphin' in Belfast Lough
The 'Byford Dolphin' in Belfast Lough
The drilling rig 'Byford Dolphin' LinkExternal link being slowly towed and guided, by at least 6 local tugs, towards Belfast harbour. The 'Wadowice II' J5082 : The 'Wadowice II' off Bangor is at anchor on the left.
The rig was towed to Ship Repair Quay J3676 : Two oil rigs, Harland & Wolff, Belfast - January 2015(1) before being shifted into the Harland and Wolff Building Dock J3575 : The "Byford Dolphin", Harland & Wolff, Belfast - January 2015(1).

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Geographical Context: Coastal Industry Docks, Harbours Place: Belfast Lough other tags: Oil Rig Byford Dolphin Belfast Lough Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Ship [3] · Towed [2] ·
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J4886, 7 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rossographer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 17 January, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 20 January, 2015
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 480 865 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:42.2859N 5:42.2845W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 505 822
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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