Rough extension
After an initial four months working at the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm, Siemens has extended its charter contract for Tidal Transits ‘Kitty Petra’ passenger transfer vessel (PTV) from the end of January 2014 to the end of April 2015.
Tidal Transit’s Commercial Director Leo Hambro is very pleased that Siemens wishes to continue to use Kitty Petra during the ongoing construction period, saying:
“When Kitty Petra and her crew started working at Westermost Rough, we knew the 24 hour/7 day per week nature of the contract would be demanding. The vessel, the crew and the support team have all risen to the challenge and I believe this is reflected by this contract extension.”
He continued: “Our purpose-designed PTVs provide offshore wind farm developers and their main contractors with excellent operational flexibility, which is of great importance when working with the weather conditions and sea state in the North Sea. It has been good experience for us to work out of Grimsby on a daily basis even during a very windy December.”
Siemens is manufacturing and installing the 35 6MW turbines that will comprise this Round 2 UK offshore wind farm which is being developed by Dong Energy. It will produce enough clean energy to power around 200,000 British homes once it is completed later this year.
By Jake Frith
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