NEW YORK, Nov 2 — The Pieter Schelte is a cross between a ship and a giant robot. It has eight arms on its bow that can clamp to an oil platform and lift it onto the ship. A giant crane on the back of the ship then removes its legs from the ocean and then transports parts to shore. — Bloomberg

The Pieter Schelte has eight arms on its bow that can clamp to an oil platform and lift it onto the ship. — Bloomberg pic