The latest attraction ...

You can see it for miles, peeking above the treetops. It’s the newest attraction in town, but no, it’s not a Ferris wheel – it’s the VB-10,000 – and it’s docked at the Port of Fernandina. Designed by a company named Versabar to retrieve toppled oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, the...

  • The VB-10,000, currently docked at the Port of Fernandina, is the largest twin-hull heavy lift vessel ever built in the United States, according to Versabar, which owns the huge crane. Photo courtesy Kory Klix of aerialdroneservices1.com
    The VB-10,000, currently docked at the Port of Fernandina, is the largest twin-hull heavy lift vessel ever built in the United States, according to Versabar, which owns the huge crane. Photo courtesy Kory Klix of aerialdroneservices1.com
    You can see it for miles, peeking above the treetops. It’s the newest attraction in town, but no, it’s not a Ferris wheel – it’s the VB-10,000 – and it’s docked at the Port of Fernandin...

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