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Offshore ships towing Starship rocket back to shore
On Aug 3, 2026, the 'Normand Ranger' (IMO: 9413432) seemed to be towing the 170-foot-long Starship rocket Ship 40 along with the 'Skimmer Tide' in the Indian Ocean, after the company’s latest test flight, trying to haul the rocket back to shore. On July 24 SpaceX’s 13th fully integrated test flight commenced. SpaceX has been hashing out how to return the upper spacecraft to a controlled landing after flight — a feat that is crucial to the company’s plans to eventually recover and rapidly reuse the vehicles, which could drastically drive down launch costs. During the July test flight, the vehicle showed marked improvement over its predecessors by retaining the function of all six of its engines, maintaining control throughout the violent process of reentering Earth’s atmosphere, and making its softest splashdown yet at its target landing site in the ocean. The landing was so gentle that Ship 40 appeared to have remained airtight and floated in the ocean rather than sinking to the bottom as prior prototypes have. A SpaceX recovery ship, the 'Go Australis', initially stayed near the vehicle. On July 28, SpaceX confirmed that the company would recover the vehicle. The 'Normand Ranger' and 'Skimmer Tide' joined that effort and moving at about one knot and broadcasting that they had restricted maneuverability on Aug 3. The 'Go Australis' separated from the ships and was on its way back to Australia. Report with photos: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/03/science/spacex-starship-indian-ocean-recovery-satellite-images
Farstad PSVs win contracts with BG
BG Tanzania has awarded three Farstad platform support vessels (PSV) Far Skimmer (built 2012), Far Starling (built 2013) and Far Sitella (built 2013) with contracts to support its drilling operations off the coast of the African country. The contracts are expected to take place in October and are for the duration of drilling one firm well with four additional optional wells. Meanwhile, an unnamed international oil company has booked Farstad’s PSV Far Scotsman (built 2012) on a contract that will commence in October and run until March 1, 2017. The same company has also extended its charter of the PSV Far Spica (built 2013) until March 1, 2017, plus an additional seven-month optional period. http://splash247.com/farstad-vessels-win-new-contracts/
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