 Spirit cabling in Halfmoon bay, Heysham | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Spirit |
| Owner | Boskalis, Netherlands |
| Operator | Boskalis |
| Port of registry | Limassol |
| Ordered | 2009 |
| Launched | 6 March 2010 |
| Commissioned | 2010 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9496458 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4,102 gt |
| Length | 90.0 m |
| Beam | 28 m |
| Draught | 3.2 m |
| Installed power | 2 × Caterpillar 3512HD |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Capacity | 60 |
The Spirit is a cable laying vessel (CLV). She is owned by Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. She is a Bureau Veritas Hull Mach AUT UMS Dynapos AM/AT R Special Service Workboat Class.
The vessel has a 6-point mooring system (using her DP2 system). The vessel can also be beached, allowing her to do cable work onshore, she uses the Hi-plough, which is the latest in marine technology, allowing a deeper burial for the cable.
The Spirit has been used in a number of wind farm projects in the United Kingdom since 2010, the first of the offshore wind farms was Walney Wind Farm, which is separated into two units, Walney 1 + 2, also there was the London Array and West of Duddon Sands. The Spirit beached approximately 750m south of Heysham Port to lay the export cable for DONG Energy (26 & 27 June 2010). The export cable was pulled ashore in a joint effort between VolkerInfra, CM&I Marine and VBMS.
In 2013 the vessel was featured in a season 7 episode of the Canadian TV documentary series Mighty Ships.[1]
References
- ↑ "Mighty Ships Episodes". Discovery.ca. Bell Media Television. Retrieved 1 July 2014.