A Jackup Rig Is Anchored Near Freedom Pier, Gloucester City
Friday, May 06, 2022
CNBNews photo GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (May 5, 2022)--The other day we stopped at Freedom Pier (also known as the former Coast Guard Base), King and Cumberland Streets, and noticed a boat sitting on stilts about 100 yards from the Pier. Odd we thought. We asked around an our friends, Diane, Matt and Frank told us the boat is called a Jackup Rig! According to Wikipedia a jackup rig or a self-elevating unit is a type of mobile platform that consists of a buoyant hull fitted with a number of movable legs, capable of raising its hull over the surface of... Read more →