Mariners are advised that survey operations are due to be carried out off the North Wales coast in the area between Rhyl and the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm during April 2022. A Notice to Mariners has been issued, which is summarised below and can be downloaded here.
Survey operations are due to start on the 15th April 2022 and to last for 7 days, weather and sea conditions permitting.
Survey work
Hydrographic Survey work is due to be conducted by the survey vessel Titan Endeavour between the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm and the North Wales coast along part of the windfarm export cable route. This work is being carried out in preparation for export cable repair work that is due to be carried out later this year. A map and the coordinates of the survey area is provided in the Notice to Mariners which can be downloaded here. A map of the windfarm and export cable route is available from the Kingfisher website here.
Vessel details
Information about the vessel carrying out this work, including its current location, can be found at the Marine Traffic website using the link below:-
- Titan Endeavour: Research / survey vessel | Call sign 2ELT9
The survey vessel will be displaying the relevant day shapes and night lights as specified by the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (“IRPCS”). During operations, the vessel will be monitoring VHF Channels 16 and 12. The survey will operate on a 12 hour basis. The vessel involved in this work may be restricted in its ability to manoeuvre and other vessels are requested to pass at a safe speed and maintain a wide berth of at least 500m distance. Further details about the survey vessel are given in the Notice to Mariners which can be downloaded here.
Notices to Mariners
Mariners are advised that the following Notices to Mariners have been issued for the Gwynt y Môr windfarm and export cable and remain current:-
- Gwynt y Môr export cable survey, April 2022 – this is the notice described above. It advises of hydrographic survey work that is due to be carried out by the vessel Titan Endeavour in April 2022. This notice to mariners can be downloaded here.
- Gwynt y Môr export cable repair and marker buoy – this notice was issued in May 2021. It advises mariners of an unburied loop of cable following cable repairs conducted in March 2021. This loop is marked by a buoy at location 53°23.052’N 003° 35.481’W (WGS 84). The notice to mariners can be downloaded here.
- Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm: risk of cable exposure – this notice was issued in September 2021. It advises mariners that there are areas where cables may be exposed within the windfarm array, and that these areas are subject to change in response to tidal and weather effects on the seabed. The information in this notice, as well as links to advice on fishing near cables and renewable energy structures and links to the cable array map for the windfarm can be accessed here.
Please contact Jim Andrews, Fishery Liaison Officer by e-mail or phone (+44(0)7908-225865) if you have any queries or concerns about this notice.