Gardline Geosciences Limited announces that it has signed a contract with Red7Marine for the long term charter of the 91 m, DP2 vessel DP Reel . The addition of the DP Reel increases Gardline’s geotechnical fleet to 7 units, of which 3 are based in European waters. This vessel will undertake borehole, seabed sampling and cone penetrometer testing projects and is available for worldwide deployment.
Following Gardline’s recent completion of a highly successful shallow geotechnical sampling and CPT campaign in the South Atlantic, DP Reel will now be equipped with a permanently installed drill rig, mounted over the vessel’s moon pool, in advance of the vessel’s next assignment offshoreCanada.
DP Reel , which will be available for further assignments from mid-summer onwards, can operate in water depths as shallow as 6.0m LAT in DP mode and can if required, support geotechnical or other operations in near shore locations.
Eric Zon , Managing Director of Gardline Geosciences commented, “Contracting this dynamically positioned vessel from Red7Marine, a leading provider of offshore energy maritime and inland subsea and civil engineering services, shows the continuing commitment from Gardline to provide a comprehensive range of offshore geotechnical units suitable for worldwide deployment on Oil & Gas, Offshore Renewables or other high-profile projects.”
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Offshore WIND staff, May 10, 2012; Image: Red7Marine