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by cesis 1969 days ago
It's actually a single ship not 2.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneering_Spirit_(ship)

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And because of this ship it is easy to see how expensive topside removal must be. The vessel costed some 2.5B or so. Recovering that in a few dozen decommissionings means a Hugh price. And don't forget the operational cost of a crew of a few hundred, easily adds up to a few 100k/day. Then the topside, probably full of toxic flame retardants and asbestos needs to be dealt with.
This page has a picture that shows the vessel's layout more clearly:

https://deltamarin.com/references/pioneering-spirit-pieter-s...

I want to grow up and be this ship.