This picture and picture #1029 are showing a crane barge which is not the Balder as stated. Balder has twin Sumitomo Cranes - the barge shown has a single crane. The A frame is totally different to the Balder and it shows a single crane ..not ..the twin set up as the Balder.
Take a look at picture #865, looks like the same crane type to me and your not gonna see the other crane in a picture that size!
Added by Anon on 29 August 2009.
Anon you have a very good point, however if you look at the "A" frame on picture #1029, (the bit that supports the Boom) you will see it is of the "Lattice" type" ..both the Balder (picture #865) and the Hermod have "Beam" A Frames..
This looks like the crane of one of Heerema's monohull crane barges. This crane looks like the one of the DLB Thor, that was later transferred to McDermott as DB52.
Hey, I'm jealous. You guys seem to know your cranes. I can't argue but my memory of Baldur/Hermod cranes is that the engine rooms were very boxy and much taller than that shown here which is positively streamlined. Anyway, despite having been on both of them more than once, I have no recollection of which job goes with which crane. For instance, I was on one of them for a few weeks prior to the module floatout and installation of the Brae B but I cant recall which barge it was now. Last time I was on one was after it was refitted to lift the new Piper Alpha replacement integrated deck when it had both cranes tied back to enable the 11000/13000ton lift of the integrated deck offshore for this platform. I didn't see the lift but I believe it was a world record. Was it used on the decommissioning of the MCP01?? If so that may have been the last time I saw one of them. Losing memories now!! See what I mean about bad memory?? Cant recall now whether barge was a Heerema or an ordinary flotel!!
Added by Duncan Murray on 29 March 2009.