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- Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:49 pm
- Forum: Seismic general
- Topic: Working Offshore Nigeria!
- Replies: 5
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Don't let these photos from the Northern Explorer in Sudan a couple of months ago put you off..... After a two hour exchange of fire, they left the gear and buggered off. Like idiots they decided to go back the next day and pick up the gear, and got shot at again... Remember worse things happen at s...
- Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:36 pm
- Forum: Seismic general
- Topic: Working Offshore Nigeria!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 26242
Re: Working Offshore Nigeria!
Anyone got any recent experiences of working offshore Nigeria? May be sent there soon with my company but have heard alot of bad things about the place - kidnappings etc. any comments / experience? Same as Duncan, I was on the m/v Ocean Commander for Racal and joined in Ghana before steaming across...
- Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:36 pm
- Forum: Seismic general
- Topic: X - Bow seismic ships
- Replies: 5
- Views: 21989
These ships have been the source of much discussion and ridicule on the PGS vessel I am on at the moment. But of course they are all qualified naval architects... :roll: Just look at the Explorer....sailed with the gun deck underwater...... :shock: The only issue I can see with X-Bow design is the A...
- Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:26 pm
- Forum: Seismic general
- Topic: X - Bow seismic ships
- Replies: 5
- Views: 21989
Eastern Echo ordered four of these bad boys quite some time back.........
http://www.easternecho.ae/vessels.html
http://www.easternecho.ae/vessels.html
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:11 pm
- Forum: Atlantic Horizon
- Topic: Atlantic Horizon - CGG Symphony - Dry Dock April 2007
- Replies: 1
- Views: 15528
Atlantic Horizon - CGG Symphony - Dry Dock April 2007
Not sure where, in France I think..
- Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:43 am
- Forum: Atlantic Horizon
- Topic: Atlantic Horizon - CGG Symphony - Alongside Kristiansund
- Replies: 0
- Views: 16489
Atlantic Horizon - CGG Symphony - Alongside Kristiansund
Now sporting new omni-directional 'killa' vanes .......sorry, couldn't resist
- Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:04 pm
- Forum: Where are they now?
- Topic: People I have bumped in to....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16977
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 3:38 pm
- Forum: Linux
- Topic: Slackware 12.0
- Replies: 0
- Views: 22387
Slackware 12.0
Just seen today that Slackware 12.0 is out and has a 2.6 kernel (and therefore better wireless support for laptops......) That's right, the first 2.6(.21.5) based Slackware release is ready for download! We think you'll enjoy the latest kernel, KDE 3.5.7, XFce 4.4.1, HAL automounting for desktop use...
- Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:11 am
- Forum: Seismic general
- Topic: New Starts
- Replies: 21
- Views: 59469
- Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:45 am
- Forum: Seismic general
- Topic: Breaking into the industry!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 40439
- Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:14 pm
- Forum: Linux
- Topic: SATA support in Slackware 10.1
- Replies: 2
- Views: 14234
I realised that I was suffering from the old Linux 1024 cylinder problem :? As soon as I moved the partition nearer the start of the disk it worked fine. I am using the sata.i image which is a 2.4 kernel on Slackware 11.0. I have yet to find a straight forward 2.4 to 2.6 migration tutorial for Slack...
- Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:07 pm
- Forum: Seismic general
- Topic: Breaking into the industry!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 40439
Re: PGS
Many thanks for the reply Mark, I did have an interview with PGS as a trainee navigator, they offered me the job, but when it came to sorting the contract with head office they made the excuse that they couldn't employ me because i don't have a degree!! Thnks for the advice - I will just keep on se...
- Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:40 pm
- Forum: Seismic general
- Topic: Breaking into the industry!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 40439
Re: New Starts - Breaking into the industry!!
Can anyone advise me of the best way to get into the industry?? I,ve been trying for almost 2 years but to no avail as yet!! Interested in Observer / Navigator jobs. Good mechanical / electrical / computers background but unfortunately no formal qualifications. There has to be a way in for me? Any ...
- Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:53 pm
- Forum: Seismic general
- Topic: New Starts
- Replies: 21
- Views: 59469
- Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:32 pm
- Forum: Discoverer
- Topic: SOPGC Discoverer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20371