Kriegers Flak cabling contract confirmed

Installation work at the wind farm, located 15km east of the Danish coast in the Baltic Sea, will be completed by the 130m long IMR and ROV support vessel Global Symphony. The vessel, which has a 1,400m2 deck space and is proficient in the installation of inter array cables, will be supported by other vessels in Global Offshore’s fleet.

Work onsite will begin with boulder clearance using a new multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough. Commissioned from Osbit Limited, the plough minimises the operational risk and time required to install subsea cables, utilising single pass capability that delivers boulder clearance and pre-trenching up to 1.7m, in a single run.

Summer 2019 start

Mike Daniel, managing director of Global Offshore, commented: “Our team’s work will begin on site in summer 2019 with boulder clearance along the cable installation route utilising our new pre-lay plough, which is an exciting new tool for our subsea business.”

The project will be engineered and executed by Global Offshore’s experienced team, who have completed over 23 offshore wind farm cable projects, including most recently work at Kincardine, Merkur and the Rampion Offshore Wind Farms.

Mr. Daniel added that Global Marine Group subsidiary CWind will be completing the cable pull-in activities onsite.

By Rebecca Jeffrey