on June 1, 2008, T&T Marine's 600 ton Derrick Barge "BIG T" lifted a 360 ton reel of pipe from the deck of a barge, transported it to a nearby pipe lay ship, lifted it over 70 ' in the air, and set it in the spooler on the deck of the ship.
The 30' diameter reel contained over 22,000' of pipe that was destined for a Gulf of Mexico deep water installation.
T&T Marine sets 360 ton reel of pipe.
Jib installed on Derrick Barge "BIG T"
T&T Marine Salvage, Inc. announces the installation and certification of a 40' jib aboard the 600-ton Derrick Barge "BIG T". The jib was installed in January of 2008 and has been load tested to 220 short tons. This provides the jib with a certified lifting capacity of 200 short tons.
The first job for the jib was the installation of four rebuilt jackup legs aboard the Dolphin 110. The 100-ton, 140' leg sections had to be lifted 30' above the surface of the water where they were mated with the existing leg sections.
The 40' jib, built on top of the 150' main boom of the "BIG T" provides the Gulf Coast with new heavy lift height capabilities enabling customers more flexibility working on semi-submersibles, jackups, ships, and other large projects.
Derrick Barge "BIG T" sets quarters under heliport on ship
T&T Marine's Derrick Barge "BIG T" has completed the installation of a 130 ton quarters module on board a pipe lay ship. The installation was accomplished in May, 2008 even though the quarters had to be set underneath the heliport.
Slots were cut in the deck of the heliport to accomodate the rigging which held the module. The old quarters were slung, removed, and set on a deck barge. The old quarters were only one deck high.
The new quarters were significantly larger as well as two decks high. The module was slung with a spreader bar arrangement, lifted from the deck barge, and inched into place under the heliport. When set in place, there was not one inch of vertical clearance.
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