This, comrade? Is simple fishing vessel. Looking for Salmon. Move along.

[andrewducker]

(via octopoid_horror and johnbobshaun)
It's actually this.

Comments

[recycled-sales.livejournal.com]

Oooh was that not the same ship they used in Virus?

[andrewducker]

Virus?

[recycled-sales.livejournal.com]

Slightly scary film http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_%281999_film%29

[andrewducker]

Not this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_%28computer_game%29
?
The ship in Virus does look very similar:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_General_Harry_Taylor_%28AP-145%29

[recycled-sales.livejournal.com]

Awh dang I thought it was the Russian one. All I remember is the big antenna array.

[don-fitch.livejournal.com]

Although those superficially look like reception antenna, they're actually projectors -- though whether of Death Rays or Mind-Control Rays (to be bounced off the Heavyside Layer) is unclear, as is their target.

[nojay.livejournal.com]

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee12/nojay_photo/Odds%20and%20Sods/observation-island.jpg

Spotted this one in Yokosuka in 2007 when I was in Japan. The USNS Observation Island is used for tracking missiles, usually friendly tests of SSBN launches in the Pacific ranges but it can monitor other guys missiles -- there was a bit of a flap on about North Korean missile launches at the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Observation_Island_%28T-AGM-23%29

[meaningrequired.livejournal.com]

Space salmon??? (The satellite facing upwards)

[andrewducker]

Space salmon are tricky bastards. You have to keep a close eye on them.

[octopoid-horror.livejournal.com]

you know how salmon do that leaping upstream thing? sometimes they leap really high.

[mb2u]

Bet those dishes beat them little DirecTV ones to hell and back...