This is a summary of the weekly notice of operations for the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm issued on 24th November 2014 to harbour masters and sea users. This notice describes progress with construction, recent operations, work planned for the next 7 days, and provides a list of vessels operating on the site with their contact details.
Wind Farm Construction Status
Windfarm construction is complete. Commissioning of the windfarm continues. Rock armour layer / cable protection work continues at various locations on site.
Work carried out over past 7 days
The following work has been carried out in the past week:
- Tideway Rollingstone continued stone armour layer / cable protection work at Gwynt y Môr (see our previous notice here)
- Wind Solution is at anchor position south of Gwynt y Môr (see our previous notice here).
- CTVs continued to operate from both Canada Dock Liverpool and Port of Mostyn to transfer technicians as required on a daily basis to / from the windfarm as well as the hotel vessel Wind Solution.
- Isadale performed guard duties.
- DSV Red7 Tonjer has continued with diving operations.
- Polar Prince has completed cable installation at the wind farm and has departed the project.
- Polar King has completed cable installation and has departed the project.
- Channel Chieftain VII, Cwind Challenger and Cwind Resolution continued refuelling operations on site based from Mostyn.
Work planned for next 7 days
The work planned for the next 7 days on the site is:
- Tideway Rollingstone will continue stone armour layer / cable protection work at Gwynt y Môr (see our previous notice here)
- MV Seahorse is expected to arrive to assist with the stone armour layer / cable protection operations (see our previous notice here)
- Wind Solution will remain at anchor position south of Gwynt y Môr (see our previous notice here).
- CTVs will operate from both Canada Dock Liverpool and Port of Mostyn to transfer technicians as required on a daily basis to / from the windfarm as well as the hotel vessel Wind Solution.
- Isadale will continue to perform guard duties.
- DSV Red7 Tonjer will continue with diving operations.
- Channel Chieftain VII, Cwind Challenger and Cwind Resolution will continue refuelling operations on site based from Mostyn.
All vessels will monitor VHF Channel 16.
Port Arrivals
The planned port arrivals over the next 7 days are:-
- Cammel Laird Birkenhead/Port of Liverpool.
- Construction vessels and support vessels may enter Liverpool at short notice to change crew and collect stores.
- Mostyn.
- Crew transfer vessels will be transiting on a daily basis.
- Channel Chieftain VII Cwind Challenger & Cwind Resolution transiting daily, operating 24 hours.
- Liverpool marina / Cammell Lairds wet basin / Canada Dock
- Crew transfer vessels listed in this notice will be transiting on a daily basis.
- Fleetwood
- Guard vessel Isadale bunkering fuel when required in Fleetwood.
Please contact Jim Andrews, Fishery Liaison Officer by e-mail or phone (+44(0)7908-225865) if you have any queries or concerns about these activities.