Over a year ago, I had the opportunity to join a team of people from all over the world, who came to work with Koreans to help build one of the top class oil and gas vessels of the world: the Kizomba B Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) boat. Today, the B FPSO left Ulsan to join her sister ship and two TLP (drilling platforms) in the waters off Angola. This gallery dipicts today's milestone. Other gallaries on this site show progress through the year.

Through the year, I often wondered at my luck to be able to participate in such an enterprise; my luck at being able to work with a team of people dedicated to producing a quality product in a safe atmosphere; my luck at watching a workforce that seemed never to tire; my luck at being a guest in a country as beautiful and hospitable as Korea. This was truly good stuff.

I dedicate this gallery to my mother, Jeanette McManus; a woman who taught me a lot about the necessity and importance of hard work and faith. I hope you enjoy these pictures, Mom.

To the team sailing to Angola. God's speed, safe seas and good luck. See you later, gators.

T. Mac