‘Super- tug’ in trans-Atlantic rig delivery
The ‘super tug’ Fairmount Glacier, from the fleet of Rotterdam based Fairmount Marine, has delivered rig Falcon 100 safely offshorePointe-Noire, Congo.
The rig was towed from Rio de Janeiro via the South Atlantic Ocean over a distance of over 3,400 miles.
The Falcon 100 is a 1974 build semi submersible drilling rig, owned by US based Transocean and capable to drill to a depth of 7,620m. The rig has a length of 79m long and a breadth of 66m.
For this job the Fairmount Glacier was mobilized from Trinidad. First the tug towed the Falcon 100 from drilling location offshore of Macae, Brazil, to offshore Rio de Janeiro. Then Fairmount Glacier assisted the rig in anchor handling activities and the loading of equipment. Also the Fairmount Glacier assisted in installing a new ‘bridle’, the connection between rig and towing line.
After arrival in Pointe Noire the Fairmount Glacier assisted in keeping the rig in position during the deployment of its anchors. The Fairmount Glacier also took over equipment and other cargo from Falcon 100 which was discharged in the port of Pointe Noire.
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