ROV Hitchhiker

[Palancar]

These pictures were emailed to me by a co-worker. This guy took a ride on a ROV while setting the subsea tree from the West Sirius rig. This is from 8500 feet below the surface. It’s over 2 1/2 feet long.......Compliments of BP.

Thought you might enjoy them.

 

[boogna]

Holy crap!!! Cameron ripped off the Alien monster from that thing!!!

 

[wireefman]

thats not even cool

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

Nightmares for everyone!
That's a scary dude.

 

[Palancar]

Here in south Louisiana the first thing that comes to mind is "Will it taste good cooked in some crab boil?"

 

[wireefman]

looks like the predetor

 

[Paul_N]

Holy Crap! I'll never be able to go in the ocean again...:ooh:

Looks like a cross between a horseshoe crab and a mantis.

 

[MikeW]

I want one

 

[Palancar]

That bad boy is a Giant Isopod...

Giant isopod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Makbarracuda]

Here in south Louisiana the first thing that comes to mind is "Will it taste good cooked in some crab boil?"

This is the greatest thing i have ever heard. By the way....im in!!:tongue:

 

[MitchReef]

I also Immediately wondered how it would steam up!!!!

Bet the ugly monstrosity would be yummy with a little butter and lemon juice....

 

[mikedelgado]

Now I am scared of sharks and that alien bug. Never going in the ocean...ever!

 

[BlazinNano]

Now that is a pod! Wonder if it is reef safe? Can we say the Ultimate Clean Up Crew! All you need is one for 500 gallons.

 

[sprinklerdudes]

looks like some of those scary roaches we saw on spring break in a cheap motel one year

 

[LegoZ81]

looks kind of like a giant pill bug lol

 

[vames]

From the wiki:

In northern Taiwan and other areas, they are not uncommon at seaside restaurants, served boiled and bisected with a clean lateral slice. The white meat, similar to crab or lobster in texture, is then easily removed.

Lol.
Isopod, eh? So if I have a few of these I can keep a mandarin, right?

 

[Stray32]

A great example of a prehistoric critter still living among us... Awesome!

 

[MikeB]

Reef Safe? ;)

 

[lvsuckerfish]

gives a whole new meaning to I want to see the light. I'm coming home phyllis I thinks thats her name on sanford & son.

 

[stunreefer Verified Sponsor]

That's nuts! The company I work for manufactures tank gauging systems for Oil Rigs and I've seen pics of some crazy stuff like this before, but not this big... that'd make for one heckuva predator tank!