Allen Thomson wrote:
Pat Flannery wrote:

Do you know that things max speed by any chance? Its
wake in the photo actually makes it look like it's going
faster than a crawl.

Cruising speed is 6 - 7 knots, 12-ish km/hr. I wouldn't think it could
sprint much faster.

It's an oil platform, IIRC...out the North Sea? If that's so, then
speed would hardly have been a priority to original builders.

McB might have been able to speed it up a little, but...

/dps