The Belly of the Beast
The underside of the floating oil rig Northern Producer, anchored off the coast of Applecross in the Scottish highlands awaiting decommissioning (see previous uploads). It was originally built as a drilling rig in Norway in 1976 before conversion to a floating production facility in 1991. The platform is almost 40 metres above, and my husband's kayak is just visible at the other end. The huge structure, over 100 metres in length, is encrusted with mussels and barnacles from its time spent in the North Sea.
The Belly of the Beast
The underside of the floating oil rig Northern Producer, anchored off the coast of Applecross in the Scottish highlands awaiting decommissioning (see previous uploads). It was originally built as a drilling rig in Norway in 1976 before conversion to a floating production facility in 1991. The platform is almost 40 metres above, and my husband's kayak is just visible at the other end. The huge structure, over 100 metres in length, is encrusted with mussels and barnacles from its time spent in the North Sea.