Our powerful, shallow draft, Damen Multicat Wind Lass and self-propelled spud leg pontoon Doreen Dorward, accompanied by deck pontoon barge JML5014, have been hard at work on the River Severn in Wales where they have been assisting in the installation of a new treated waste water outfall. Marine civil engineering contractor, Kaymac, who we have worked successfully with in the past, invited us to work together again on this project.
Our team are facing challenging tides and currents on the Severn which boasts the second largest tidal range in the world. With some of the work inshore in drying areas, and some further offshore in deeper areas, they have been using a combination of spud legs and a four point mooring system to mitigate the changing working conditions.
Our 50t long reach excavator equipped with 3D GPS Prolec system is being used to accurately excavate the trench ready for the new pipeline, and drive temporary marker piles. Our 50m x 14m pontoon deck barge JML5014, has been fitted out for the project with deck protection for a large 150t crawler crane, welfare containers and four point mooring system.
JML5014 is being moved around the project site by our powerful 37tBP workboat ‘Wind Lass’, which is also anchor handling, and being used to transfer people, goods and materials, and even the pipe, to/from the project site from the shore base.
Footage filmed by Jon Price, engineer on Wind Lass
We are on track for successful completion of the project and we are thrilled to be working with Kaymac Marine again on such a challenging project.
If you have a requirement for marine operations in shallow or near shore projects, please feel free to get in touch to see where we can help.