Kingstown, Carlisle, UK. 29th September, 2015. A pressure vessel weighing approximately 130 ton and measuring 27 metres long is transported from Bendalls Engineering, Kingstown, Carlisle. The abnormal load which measured a total of 40 metres long was hauled by Yorkshire heavy transport company Collett Transport to the Port of Blyth where it will be shipped to to the customer in Azerbaijan. Once there it will be installed as part of the expansion to BP's Shar Deniz terminal. This is the final part of the export order of 26 vessels. Credit: STUART WALKER/Alamy Live News


A pressure vessel weighing approximately 130 ton and measuring 27 metres long is transported from Bendalls Engineering, Kingstown, Carlisle. The abnormal load which measured a total of 40 metres long was hauled by Yorkshire heavy transport company Collett Transport to the Port of Blyth where it will be shipped to to the customer in Azerbaijan. Once there it will be installed as part of the expansion to BP's Shar Deniz terminal. This is the final part of the export order of 26 vessels. Drivers faced delays along the A689 and A69 heading east as the load moved at 10mph with a team travelling ahead of the load to lift overhead power and electricity cables over the road out of the way: 29 September 2015 SUBMITTED STUART WALKER


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