CTC will initially mobilize the aquatic reel drive system and tensioner spread on board vessel M/V Union Beaver for an anticipated 65 days duration. Once in the field they will perform the lay and installation of 98-mm (3.8-inch) and 113-mm (4.4-inch) diameter array cables followed by post installation inspection and testing.
Following the installation, the lay spread will be de-mobilized and remotely operated vehicle CMROV4 will be mobilized on board Union Beaver where it will perform the trenching of all the previously laid array cables.
Undertaking the first offshore wind farm job will also pose different safety issues for CTC, which the company said it was “confident in handling due to their stringent safety measures taken on all subsea projects.”
