Pipe-laying vessel from Allseas: the Solitaire.
IMO: 7129049.
Year of construction: 1972.
The ship was built in 1972 as the bulk carrier by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. After a major refit, it was commissioned as a pipe layer by Allseas in 1998.
The Solitaire was the largest pipe-laying vessel in the world until 2014. In 2014, the baton was passed to the Pioneering Spirit which is also owned by Allseas.
This picture was taken on 29 June 2025 at the Second Maasvlakte.
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