Calling the all North Sea Tigers !

[~ ~ Cal ~~]

Channel 5 , 19.15 tonight.............Tiff Needel talking about super ships and semi-sub rigs ????

" No stranger to fast cars, presenter Tiff Needell also proves to have a passion for superships as the second of this three-part documentary series proves. For newcomers, it centres on a trio of highly specialised craft that operate in the most dangerous working environment on Earth. The Eirik Rauder is a masterpiece of engineering - a 53,000 tonne semi-submersible oil rig which is 15 times faster than any other and can move just about anywhere - albeit slowly. Other eye-opening vessels in this instalment include the Atlantic Guardian, which repairs huge cables that power the worldwide web, and the Vasco de Gama, which mines clay and sand like a giant vacuum cleaner "

Worth a peek even if you're not a member of the black gold society

Cal