She's a high tech fiber-optic cable-layer. The cable is run through the piping at the bow. If you're interested, you can read all about the ship here.
The yellow things are buoys which can be deployed when necessary to mark the ends of the cable. I thought they looked like big searchlights, and had fantasies of the ship searching for giant squid fathoms down in the aphotic zone, but nooooo.
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Amazing technology. Most of which we take for granted.
That's a bit too close to my work for comfort.
Would you believe the word verification just now was whalecod?
A great set of pictures, I am always interest in strange types of vessels.
We are just awaiting the new ship that will finish the job of the Castoro 7...
Wonderful shots of a beautiful ship...it's hard to fathom (pardon the pun) laying cable across a river or lake or ocean!
Beautiful series of lovely shots !!
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