Huge Drilling Rig Transport, Mega Transports, Free Documentary

An drilling rig is towed around the world by a single tug. A brandnew drilling rig, worth 500 million dollar, has to go from South Korea to Europe. The problem: It is too gigantic for a heavy transport vessel. The solution: its being towed. By one single tug. Its a true Mega Transport, halfway around the globe all that in just 90 days. The Mega Transport starts in Ulsan, South Korea. West Bollsta was built here for 6 years and is now ready to get to its operation site. But how should this beast be delivered Its 123 meters long and 76 meters wide. Its maximum drilling depth: incredible 12 kilometers Way to bulky to be transported in a common way. Surprisingly, a rather small kind of boat is best for the job: the ALP Striker one of the strongest ocean tugs in the world. The ALP Striker will pull the drilling rig across the oceans on armthick steel cables. They are so heavy that only the ship s own crane can move them. Connecting tug and rig alone takes a whole day.