Offshore staff
ULSTEINVIK, Norway – Island Offshore has taken delivery of the new offshore installation vessel Island Victory from the VARD Langsten shipyard.
After a couple of weeks in the spot market, the vessel will start work on a series of contracts that could keep it occupied through October, including assignments in the Barents Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
According to the company, during bollard pull tests last fall the vessel achieved a traction of 477 t. In addition to heavy tows and installation tasks its deck is designed to accommodate two entire anchor spreads.
The Island Victory, a Kongsberg Maritime type UT 797 CX design, is 123 m (403 ft) long, with a breadth of 123 m and a deck space of 1,200 sq m (12,916 sq ft).
Features include a 250-metric ton (275-ton) offshore crane, two ROVs and a large moonpool, allowing it to perform pre-lay of anchor systems, installation of subsea equipment on the seafloor, maintenance of oil wells, anchor handling, and wind turbine installations.
In addition, it has beds for 110 people and can therefore also function as an accommodation vessel.
02/10/2020
