Accident – Crane Vessel SAIPEM 7000 lifting accident – 14.04.2022
On Thursday 14th April, 2022 the world’s third largest semi submersible crane vessel SAIPEM 7000 heavily listed after suffering a lifting accident on a Norwegian Fjord near Stavanger, Norway. The Norwegian Rescue Services reported that during the 5 yo load test of the cranes, the main wire snapped with the cause of dropping 2 barges […]
Offshore – Offshore Construction Vessel CONNECTOR at Malta again – 27 – 28.12.2020
On Sunday 27th December, 2020 the 156.9m long Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV) CONNECTOR entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 0727 hrs coming from Moss, Norway berthing at Pinto 1/2 wharves. She was last here in Malta berthed at Pinto 4 and 5 wharves part of Valletta Cruise Port on Wednesday 14th October for an 8 hour […]
Coast Guard – Hellenic Coast Guard receive New Ambulance Boat LS 1064 – 13.08.2020
On Thursday 13th August, 2020 the Hellenic Coastguard took delivery of the first Viking Norsafe Munin S1200 ambulance boat named LS 1064 specially designed to be fitted with medical equipment to support the Hellenic National Centre for Emergency Care (EKAB) and the Hellenic Coastguard. The Hellenic Coast Guard is the national coast guard of Greece. […]
Offshore – Oil Rig MAERSK DISCOVERER at Malta for few hours – 27.07.2020
The 2009 built dynamically positioned semi submersible drilling rig (ssdr) MAERSK DISCOVERER was offshore Malta for few hours on Monday 27th July,2020. She was built in Singapore by KEPPEL FELS and is a Self-Propelled A1 Column Stabilized Drilling Unit. She was assisted by the 2013 built offshore support vessel EDT JANE which entered MMH Facilities […]
Offshore News – 3 Drillships anchored off Gibraltar – 21.05.2020
With the current COVID-19 situation especially the offshore side with hardly crew changes etc, lately 3 drillships operated by Stena Drilling anchored off Gibraltar awaiting orders. Arriving late in April they are the STENA ICEMAX which is the world’s first dynamically positioned, dual mast ice class drillship. She’s a Harsh Environment DP Class 3 drillship […]
