Name Asian Hercules II In service 1997–present Length 91 m | Completed 1997 Beam 43 m | |
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Identification IMO number 8639297MMSI number 563793000 | ||
Asian hercules ii and asian hercules i heavy lift barges
Asian Hercules II is a floating sheerleg crane vessel owned and operated by Asian Lift (Smit Singapore Pty ltd and Keppel Fels.
Contents
- Asian hercules ii and asian hercules i heavy lift barges
- Bumi armada kraken m65 stacks getting lifted on with asian hercules ii 2 6 16
- History
- References
Bumi armada kraken m65 stacks getting lifted on with asian hercules ii 2 6 16
History
She was built in 1997 in Singapore at Keppel's Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd's yard. Soon after completion, Asian Hercules II was loaned to Smit International and served the European lifting market from 1999.
Asian Hercules II set the completed Gateshead Millenium Bridge in place on 20 November 2000.
Asian Hercules II and Rambiz lifted sections of the sunken MV Tricolor from the English Channel after Tricolor sank in 2002. Tricolor was cut into sections with a carbide-coated cable prior to wreck removal.
In 2011, Asian Hercules II set the heavy lift mast crane for Seven Borealis.
References
Asian Hercules II Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA