Gwynt y Môr Windfarm: Weekly Progress Report, 8th February 2015

This is a summary of the weekly notice of operations for the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm issued on 8th February 2015 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.

Notices to Mariners

There are currently two Notices to Mariners in force for the windfarm site:-

  • Scour Protection works – this is being carried out by the vessel Tideway Rollingstone.  The Notice to Mariners can be accessed here.
  • FLIDAR Anchor buoyage – two navigation buoys are in place to mark the locations of 3 anchors on the seabed.  The Notice to Mariners can be accessed here.
    • UPDATE – Mariners are advised that the flashing light on one of the navigation buoys is reported to be faulty, and to navigate with caution in the vicinity of these buoys during hours of darkness / poor visibility.

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)
  • The vessel Seahorse continued with stone armour layer / cable protection operations (see Notice to Mariners here).
  • Crew Transfer Vessels 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 (weather permitting).
  • 24 hour Emergency Response (ERT) cover infield continues with 2 CTVs operating from Canada Dock Liverpool (weather permitting).  A 3rd ERT team is covering night shift operations as and when required from the Port of Mostyn.
  • Channel Chieftain VII 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:

  • As highlighted in the previous section.
  • Tideway Rollingstone is due to complete work scope at the wind farm (Seahorse remains).

List of vessels at site for next 7 days

The vessels that will be operating on the site over the next 7 days and their contact details are given below.  We have linked up the vessel names to MarineTraffic.com so that with just one mouse click you can find out more about their current location and recent activity.

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.
  • Port of Barrow
    • Tideway Rollingstone will be operating from the Port of Barrow as required.
  • Liverpool marina / Cammell Lairds wet basin / Canada Dock
    • Crew transfer vessels listed in this notice will be transiting on a daily basis.

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.

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