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jensdad 13th Oct 2018 21:26

Good try... is it Ercan you're thinking of?
But no, note I've described it as 'further west than' Tel Aviv, rather than 'west of' Tel Aviv. There's quite a bit of Turkey to choose from :)

Self loading bear 13th Oct 2018 21:45

Edited:
removed Thick finger Iphone sh!t
and ofcourse almost all Turkey is further (North) west of Tel Aviv
SLB
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....3396090e22.png

Self loading bear 13th Oct 2018 21:47

Sorry bit wrong copying on my Iphone
but I think Sabiha Gocken in Istanbul.
and from the photo there are watchtowers there.

SLB

jensdad 13th Oct 2018 22:14

You have it, SLB!! I thought the Wizz Air tail would give it away, but on checking Wikipedia it seems they don't fly there any more, so that might have served as a red herring.
Good investigative work from dook, but SLB has control.

Self loading bear 13th Oct 2018 22:42

Thanks Jensdad.
After my first guess. I already thought the tail was the clue. But I was looking for a red, black , white tail.
i will have to change my colour settings on my Iphone!

I have a nice quest in mind but have to dig in my old computer.

SLB



Self loading bear 13th Oct 2018 22:52

(Heli) Airport
 
New quest,

Photo was taken while in the hover taxi in the same type and operator as on the apron.
I am curious what kind of clues/guesses you can determine from the photo.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....94738dca46.jpg

Cheers SLB

India Four Two 13th Oct 2018 23:49

Were you traveling to or from an offshore oil platform or drilling rig?

The colour scheme makes me think of PHI, so somewhere on the Gulf Coast?

The photo show dockside cranes, a VLCC(?) and a shallow-water jack-up drilling rig.

dook 14th Oct 2018 09:12


......but on checking Wikipedia it seems they don't fly there any more, so that might have served as a red herring.
It did with me !

dook 14th Oct 2018 09:38

An opening shot - Limassol ?

Self loading bear 14th Oct 2018 10:01

India,

good thinking.
I was indeed flying offshore (I am a Self Loading Bear)
The colour Scheme is indeed PHI.
But one of the pilots was local.
So not Gulf Coast.
What you say about the harbour is correct although I am not sure about your shallow water Jack-up.
I myself was flying to a Semi submersible So deeper water.

Dook
what made you think of Cyprus?
I believe the harbour of Limasol is much smaller.

Cheers SLB

dook 14th Oct 2018 10:04


Dook
what made you think of Cyprus?
The helicopter type and colours. This led me to the dispute in Cyprus about oil drilling.

You have to try everything on this thread !!

USA ?

Self loading bear 14th Oct 2018 10:26



Originally Posted by dook (Post 10282562)
The helicopter type and colours. This led me to the dispute in Cyprus about oil drilling.

You have to try everything on this thread !!

USA ?

Good thinking,
But my photo is from 2012.
But probably same helicopters did fly from Cyprus to the same Rig I visited!

https://www.google.nl/amp/www.sandie...story,amp.html

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....5352c1d79f.png


dook 14th Oct 2018 10:31

Sadly the link doesn't work.

You may have missed my question.

USA ?

Self loading bear 14th Oct 2018 10:41


Originally Posted by dook (Post 10282584)
Sadly the link doesn't work.

You may have missed my question.

USA ?

The link shows the same article as the photo.
I already dismissed the Golf Coast but for you I extend it to the whole of USA.

dook 14th Oct 2018 10:58


I already dismissed the Golf Coast
Do you mean the Middle East or the Gulf of Mexico ?

Self loading bear 14th Oct 2018 11:24


Originally Posted by dook (Post 10282609)
Do you mean the Middle East or the Gulf of Mexico ?

all right
Both Gulfs

You may have missed my clue about same Rig and helicopters?

SLB

dook 14th Oct 2018 11:52

Anything to do with the Levantine Basin ?

I am wondering if we're talking about oil or gas fields.

Self loading bear 14th Oct 2018 13:03


Originally Posted by dook (Post 10282648)
Anything to do with the Levantine Basin ?

I am wondering if we're talking about oil or gas fields.

Yes Levanthian
which is Gas only

dook 14th Oct 2018 13:46

Are we near Haifa ?

dook 14th Oct 2018 14:04

I found this.

http://i64.tinypic.com/30htueo.jpg


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