Swedish firm Stena AB out of Gothemburg just steamed a giant rig, (Stena Forth, under own power), all the way from the Gulf of Mexico to midcoast Maine, (Rockland), for quick repair. http://www.maineville.com/detail/145968.html Six giant thrusters will be replaced. This means they will be lowered to the harbor floor, 120 feet down, and as ship moved they are then pulled up by barge. Then procedure reversed. Quite a project.
Many rigs are operated by Sweden who also monkey-flag the vessels and are subcontracted by oil firms. The one that blew in the Gulf of Mexico was monkey-flagged from Marshall Islands. Though Marshall Islands are US territory the US in not responsible for inspection. The Marshall Islands were responsible and they could not possibly perform that function. And this why chosen. Hush-hush, blush-blush. This is never mentioned as all the mud is thrown at BP. The problem is international and can only be solved in that manner. Ships offered by Europe to help clean up were illegal because of the US Jones Act. And on and on. Law of Seas only since 82 and very, extremely, weak. Stuff I am mentioning here is not being talked about in the open.
