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.
- Aberdaron Bay: Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 2DMH8
- Bayard 5: Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 0UYN2
- Caernarfon Bay: Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 2FHG7
- Cwind Adventure: Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 2GGG9
- Cwind Resolution: Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 2GZX6
- Dalby Esk: Crew Transfer vessel | Call sign 2EUX5
- Dalby Tees: Crew Transfer vessel | Call sign 2FIA7
- MPI Don Quixote: Crew Transfer Vessel | Call sign 2BSQ4
- Gaillion: Crew Transfer vessel | Call sign 2EON7
- Gardian: Crew Transfer vessel | Call sign 2DMP7
- Gardian 2: Crew Transfer vessel | Call sign 2DXB6
- Gardian 3: Crew Transfer vessel | Call sign 2ECN8
- Gardian 10: Crew Transfer vessel | Call sign 2FSC9
- Gardian 14: Crew Transfer vessel | Call sign 2GAS7
- Iceni Victory: Crew Transfer vessel | Call sign 2GUG2
- MPI Altisidora: Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 2GYH5
- MPI Dulcinea: Crew Transfer Vessel | Call sign 2EES9
- MPI Lucinda: Crew Transfer Vessel | Call sign 2HAM2
- NSL Discovery: Crew Transfer vessel | Call sign 2GEQ9
- Santa Ana: Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 2EFH4
- Scirocco: Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 2FDR4
- Tideway Rollingstone: pipe laying vessel | Call sign PHYR
- Transporter: Crew Transfer Vessel | Call sign OUTB2
- MFI Trifaldi: Crew Transfer Vessel | Call sign 2HFK6
- EMS Viking: Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 2EKH5
- Wildcat 3: Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 2FJU9
- Wind Transfer: Cargo vessel | Call sign 2EAL9
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.