Launch of the 'Star of Jura'

Juan Jo. Andújar, on March 24, 2008, said:

Gwaooo!!! It rose as impressive.

ACRONYM, on April 9, 2008, said:

Greetings Juan . There is another vessel to be launched here on 13th April. same way---Big crane.

Maybe post photo later.

Cheers

Jim

sawant priyanka, on July 21, 2008, said:

hello jim first of all thanks for ur feedback. actually d pic is of my native place ratnagiri...i often visit it as i like it dere..

regards priyanka from India.

ACRONYM, on August 9, 2008, said:

Cheers and thankyou for your visit sawant priyanka

Regards....Jim

René Demuth, on September 16, 2008, said:

Hi Jim

Nice photo. Thank you for the link. Greetings from Denmark, René

ACRONYM, on September 16, 2008, said:

Greetings and welcome Rene. The fishing vessel weieghed almost 200 tonnes and the hired crane 500T crane arrived on 4 semi-trailers and took 3 days to erect at a cost of £25,000.This boatyard, here in my hometown, employs 25 multiskilled workers, and builds around 3 of these trawlers each year. (each vessel costs on average £1.5 million. They build a fine boat.

Thanks for dropping in.

Jim

---=XEON=---, on September 17, 2008, said:

Interesing Shot. I'm a seaman but thet don't sea

ACRONYM, on October 4, 2008, said:

Sorry for the late response XEON, I am having big problems with this computer. It keeps crashing. Thanks for your comment. Jim

---=XEON=---, on October 9, 2008, said:

Don't sorry, all ok, i have some problem and can't write to all comments when i write in time. ;) No thanks you ;)

ACRONYM, on October 9, 2008, said:

Здравствуйте, Xeon, я ценю ваши попытки общаться на моем языке, но, к сожалению, я не понимаю вашей Английский грамматика.

Я надеюсь, что Вы можете понять это сообщение, Я посылаю к вам.

Как я не понимаю русский язык, я использую Google Translate, чтобы помочь мне ..

Если вы не понимаете, как использовать Google Translate, то общение на вашем родном языке, и я буду переводить сам.

Спасибо за посещение моей галерее.

Вы скоро узнаете, как использовать все эти функции, она занимает лишь немного практики.

Искренняя касается Джима --- псевдоним AXOTA

ACRONYM, on November 30, 2008, said:

Greetings Lorenzo, thanks for dropping in.--Jim

Nick Weall, on March 16, 2009, said:

A flying boat to catch flying fish! What a wonderful capture Jim and a great story ~ the cost of hiring that crane is staggering and it is a mighty beast. I would have loved to have watched them assemble the crane and then witness the lauch as well. You were a lucky chap and no doubt can witness the same event two or three times a year then. All the very best to you Jim from nick and thanks for sharing this great shot and the associated information. :)

ACRONYM, on March 18, 2009, said:

Dear Nick, good to see you here;>)

Soon another trawler will be ready to launch and the Scottish owners and their families will make the voyage south to bless the boat and give her its name.

Afterwards, the revellers will consume much of the falling down liquid, and to the tune of a lone (and probably asthmatic) piper, the younger element will no doubt jig away into the early hours.

Eventually, when realisation takes over, the Scots will return to their homeland in a charabanc with a LOCH FYNE EXCURSIONS emblazoned on its side and loud shouts of "FREEEEEEDOM" hurled at local passers by, along with a few empty single malt whisky bottles.

We are well used to these incursions from the tribes north of the border!!

HADRIAN couldn't stop them and neither can we ;>))

No offence meant to my scottish readers ;>)

Cheers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Jim