Gwynt y Môr Windfarm: Weekly Progress Report, 30th November 2014

This is a summary of the weekly notice of operations for the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm issued on 30th 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 has left the project.
  • 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.
  • 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:

  • As highlighted in the previous section.
  • Isadale will not be infield at the windfarm anymore once the period of bad weather passes through the area next week.

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.
  • 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.

 

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