Briggs Marine and Environmental Services has ordered a Damen Multi Cat 2712. The vessel will be used for wind farm support, diving operations, anchor handling, dredging assistance and vessel support. Designated the Forth Warrior, the 27-metre workboat is currently being fitted out at Damen Shipyards
Esvagt Njord, also known as Esvagt HST-125, left the quay side in Gdansk this morning and is heading to Leirvik Shipyard in Norway, according to the Danish Offshore Service Vessel (OSV) operator Esvagt. Esvagt Njord OSV was built by Poland’s Nauta Shiprepair Yard and is destined to service the 400 M
Due to harsh weather, the offshore installation vessel Sea Worker has capsized during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, A2SEA reported today. No pollution has been detected from Sea Worker, but the focus remains on preventing any oils or fuels leaking from the vessel. A special operations tea
The offshore accommodation vessel M/S Wind Innovation arrived in the Port of Esbjerg on Monday, 1 February. The Wind Innovation is a former seismic survey vessel, which was rebuilt to accommodate and transfer service personnel working on offshore wind farms. In September 2015, Dutch ship owner C-Bed
South Boats IOW Ltd. and Alicat Workboats Ltd. today received an order from Iceni Marine Services Ltd. for a new build 23m offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) plus options for a further two vessels. This vessel, to be named ‘Iceni Defender’, will be built at Great Yarmouth to satisfy Iceni’s de
VBMS will be carrying out a Pre-Lay Grapnel Run (PLGR) operation as part of the preparations for the installation of the export and array cables for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, Kis-Orca reports. The PLGR involves the vessel Anna-B towing a grapnel train arrangement over the seabed. The grapnel w
The first steel was cut this week at Damen Shipyards Galati for Bibby WaveMaster 1, the first ever Damen Service Operations Vessel (SOV) ordered by Bibby Marine Services. The two companies signed a contract for the vessel last month. The new SOV with walk-to-work capability will be deployed in the N
Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Umoe Ventus Sinks After Catching Fire off Langeland The Wave Craft Surf
Last week, a vessel working on one of Centrica’s offshore wind farms off Grimsby helped bring a stranded fishing boat back to harbour, Centrica reported on its social media pages. After the fishing vessel Melanie S had run out of fuel in the waters off Grimsby, its crew broadcasted a radio message t
Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Interview: Adwen’s 8 MW Turbine an Arrow to Hit 100€/MWh by 2020 Target
Scheveningen-based guard and seismic support vessel operator Rederij Groen has acquired a 50% stake in the compatriot offshore support vessel operator GloMar Group. GloMar Offshore, situated in Den Helder, comprises of four divisions providing offshore wind Service Operation Vessels (SOVs), emergenc
Windcat Workboats has won the Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award 2016 with its WindGrip system. The award winner was announced on 27 January in Birmingham, on the eve of the 12th annual RenewableUK Health & Safety Conference. This award scheme, devised by RenewableUK and the Crown Estate, aims t
Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Sea Worker got into trouble after a tow line between the vessel and a tug boat broke, after which she started drifting towa
Bad weather has delayed the arrival of the world’s largest offshore wind farm installation vessel, the Seajacks Scylla, to the Port of Rotterdam, initially scheduled for the end of January, the Dutch port said in a release. In early December, Seajacks Scylla started her journey from a Samsung Heavy
