Gwynt y Môr Windfarm: Weekly Progress Report, 26th April 2015

This is a summary of the weekly notice of operations for the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm issued on 26th April 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.  There is still regular vessel activity on the site.

Notices to Mariners

There is currently one Notice to Mariners in force for the windfarm site:-

• Cardinal Buoy Removal – on or around the 25th April 2015 the THV Galatea is expected on site to recover the 8 cardinal marker buoys and to reposition the GyM South Buoy.  The Notice to Mariners about this work is available for download here.

Work carried out over past 7 days

The following work has been carried out in the past week:

• Crew Transfer Vessels (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 (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 generator refueling operations on site based from Mostyn.
• Trinity House Vessel (THV) Galatea was on site to recover the 8 x cardinal demarcation buoys and re-position the GyM South Buoy approximately 15m to the SW (see notice to mariners here).

Work planned for next 7 days

The work planned for the next 7 days on the site is:

• CTVs from both Liverpool and Port of Mostyn will continue to operate as required on a daily basis to & from the wind farm.
• ERT cover will continue with 2 teams, 1 team operating from the Port of Mostyn and the 2nd team operating from Liverpool.  A 3rd ERT can cover nightshift operations as and when required by the Port of Mostyn.
• Channel Chieftain VII and Cwind Resolution will continue generator refueling operations on site based from Mostyn.

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
• 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
• 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
• Scirocco:  Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 2FDR4
• Transporter: Crew Transfer Vessel | Call sign OUTB2
• MFI Trifaldi: Crew Transfer Vessel | Call sign 2HFK6
• Wildcat 3: Crew transfer vessel | Call sign 2FJU9
• Wind Transfer: Cargo vessel | Call sign 2EAL9

All vessels will monitor VHF Channel 16.