Boats - Sailing - Ships
Nov. 11, 1972 - The First Self-Propelled Drilling Rig For Use In The North Sea Passes Through The Channel. Photo shows Ocean Victory, the first self-propelled drilling rig designed for North Sea oil exploration and capable of operating in 30-foot waves and against 100 m.p.h. winds, passing through the English Channel, with its helicopter pad a prominent feature. American built, it is 320-feet long, 262-feet wide and its 6, 700 h.p. engines produce speeds of seven knots ahead and three knots astern
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13284797
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47069678
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5161px x 3894px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Keystone Pictures USA
