Les Alizés – Tom Duffin’s Images Journey

I first noticed this large boy just a few weeks in the past hanging outdoors Leith Docks. It’s a really gigantic floating crane vessel referred to as Les Alizés which is used for establishing wind generators. Currently engaged on the Inch Cape mission, the monster vessel is registered in that famend seafaring nation of Luxembourg, though owned by Belgian agency Jan de Nul Group.

It is 270m excessive when stretching its neck absolutely, which is 3 instances greater than Edinburgh’s tallest constructing, St Mary’s Cathedral. You can see it in comparison with the tower blocks Citadel and Persevere Courts that are 51m excessive, on the appropriate of the shot above.

These pictures had been taken on separate days, and on this picture the sunshine abruptly modified from overcast greyness to extraordinary contrasty mild. The darkish background was excellent for highlighting my topic.

To get an concept of scale I’ve zoomed in right here on this picture to indicate the previous Harbourmasters constructing, aka Spooky (Scooby Doo) Lighthouse, dwarfed by the vessel.

Deciding to get a bit nearer I used to be rewarded with a lovely sky at sundown – you possibly can see the Spooky Lighthouse right here too.

After darkish it stored working away lifting giant items of apparatus on board.

Today I used to be fortunate to catch it with a rainbow and a few extra beautiful mild. If Jan de Nuls wish to fee a collection of photos of their vessel working in Scotland I’d be very completely satisfied to oblige.

If you fancy a stroll someplace totally different then you possibly can bounce on a No.11 bus and go for a stroll alongside the seafront to the lighthouse and see this huge beast shut up.

Maybe see you on the market.
TD