CALAMITY JANE

The Calamity Jane is a versatile vessel optimised for pipeline trenching, the flooding, gauging and testing (FGT) of pipelines, offshore lifts and installation of subsea structures, survey activities and other operations in support of Allseas’ pipelaying vessels. In addition to supporting the Allseas fleet, Calamity Jane can operate as an independent trenching unit. For this purpose, she is equipped with Allseas’ mechanical trencher Digging Donald, which is fully remote controlled from the Calamity Jane and has a maximum depth of 350 meters. In addition to this other support services on dynamic positioning can be performed by the Calamity Jane, such as pipeline crossing preparation and mattress installation in deep water, all diverless.
The vessel is 151 meters long, 20 meters wide and can accomodate 72 persons. She is equipped with one fixed lifting frame for lifting up to a maximum of 200 tons and a general purpose crane for lifting up to 55 tons. The Calamity Jane is owned by the Swiss-based Allseas Group S.A. which is one of the major offshore pipelay and subsea construction companies in the world, operating specialised vessels - which were designed in-house.

The Calamity Jane is scheduled to enter the Port of Rotterdam this morning and will berth at the Broekman Waalhaven terminal.

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AQUARIUS-G

The Aquarius-G (IMO: 9648506, Port of Registry: Panama) is a Seismic Support Vessel specially designed for doing seismic research. She was delivered in April 2013 from Maaskant Shipyards to her owner Rederij Groen. For this specialized jobs, the vessel has a large freeboard and has a free deck space of 105 m2. She is 40 meters long, 9.3 meters wide, has a design speed of 14 knots and provides accomodation to 14 persons. She is propelled by two Caterpillar C32 ACERT 970 kW engines and is equipped with a Veth VT-100 110 kW bow thruster. The Aquarius-G is the sister vessel of the Astra-G which was delivered in March 2013. The Aquarius-G arrived this morning at the port of Dordrecht. Click here for the current position of the Aquarius-G

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BAR PROTECTOR

The Bar Protector (IMO: 7814450, Port of Registry: Nassau, Bahama's) is a diving support vessel of 112 meters long, 20 meters wide and a maximum draught of 6.8 meters. She is propelled by a main engine of 4,500 kW and is equipped with two aft thrusters of 1,120 kW each and two bow thrusters of 1,120 kW each. The vessel has a free deck area of 800 sq.m. and has a main crane with a maximum capacity of 100 tonnes SWL. She can accomodate up to 109 people and is equipped with a diving system suitable for up to 12 divers working at various depths to a maximum of 300 m. The system comprises 4 decompression chambers, a 3 man 6.3 cu.m bell and an hyperbaric lifeboat. The vessel is owned and operated by Saipem S.p.A., Italy.

The Bar Protector will arrive this morning at the Damen, Schiedam.

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NORMAND FLOWER

Today we have the Normand Flower (IMO: 9249489, flag: Isle of Man) featuring as the Ship of the Day. The Normand Flower is a multi purpose offshore vessel owned by Solstad Offshore ASA. She was built in 2002 by Stx Tulcea, Romania.
The vessel is equipped with a heavy lift crane of 100 t for sub-sea installation and construction work. The vessel has two locations for work ROVs. The vessel is 93 metres long, 21 metres wide, has a helicopter deck dimensioned for the Super Puma AS 332 L2 and provides accomodation for a total of 86 persons. She is equipped with all the latest manoeuvering and communication devices for an accurate positioning.

The Normand Flower arrived this morning at the port of Dordrecht.

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RELUME

The Relume (IMO: 9280720, Port of Registry: Nassau, Bahama's) has been specifically designed to facilitate the delivery of a wider range of related services, enabling her owner Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) to provide additional support to the offshore oil industry, environmental protection agencies and marine safety and charting organisations. The vessel was built in 2004 at Damen Shipyards, Flushing, The Netherlands and is 82.6 meters long and 16.5 meters wide. She is fitted with an ample working deck fitted with container securing points, multiple electrical power points, a 25-tonne crane, advanced sonar equipment and a sophisticated Dynamic Positioning System. The Relume is propelled by two Rolls Royce (Aquamaster) Azimuth units of 1500 KW each and 2 x Rolls Royce (Kamewa) Bow Tunnel Thruster units of 515 KW each giving the vessel a service speed of 13 knots. The ship provides accomodation in 10 officers cabins, 26 Petty Officers/Crew berths and an owners suite.

The Relume arrived this morning at Damen, Schiedam. She is expected to stay there for about three weeks.

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