A Notice to Mariners about the inter-array cable installation work at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm has just been issued. The notice is summarised below and can be downloaded here.
Inter Array Cable Installation Work
The cable laying vessel Sia and MV Fugro Saltire are due to start inter-array cable installation from the 26th January 2014 until further notice.
Sia will be laying cable between turbines and the Fugro Saltire will deploy a sub-surface trenching ROV to create a trench and then bury the cables.
These vessels will be supported by a small survey vessel (MV Line) and HBC Supporter (a small diving vessel). There will also be 3 Crew Transfer Vessels involved (Achiever, Transporter & Zephyr) which will transit between the site and Liverpool on a daily basis.
All work will be conducted within the GyM site boundary. Other vessels are advised to observe a 500m safety zone around the vessels engaged in cable operations survey or diving operations.
Mariners advised that there will be occasions when subsea cables within the windfarm area may remain unburied until trenched into the seabed. The latest information about cable burial can be obtained by contacting the Marine Coordination Centre on +44(0)151-210-2388 or +44(0)7827-244495 or VHF Channel 16.
Information about the vessels involved in the inter array cable installation work and a link to their details on MarineTraffic.com are given below:-
- Achiever: Crew Transfer Vessel | Call sign OZFS2
- Fugro Saltire: Offshore Supply Vessel | Call sign LHOD
- Line: Research / survey vessel | Call sign OWHJ2
- Sia: cable laying vessel | Call sign OWFI2
- Supporter: Crew Transfer Vessel | Call sign OXNM2
- Transporter: Crew Transfer Vessel | Call sign OUTB2
- Zephyr: Crew Transfer Vessel | Call sign 2EIS5
The vessels will monitor private radio channels and VHF Channel 16 at all times.
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.