Author Archives: Jim Andrews

North Hoyle Offshore Windfarm: Maintenance Operations, February 2024

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Jim Andrews

Mariners are advised that the jack up vessel MPI Adventure will be carrying out maintenance operations at two locations within the North Hoyle Wind Farm off the North Wales coast during February 2024.  A Notice to Mariners about these operations … Continue reading →

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Awel y Môr Proposed Wind Farm Update: Newsletter, Winter 2023

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Jim Andrews

The Winter 2023/24 newsletter for the Awel y Môr windfarm is available from the Awel y Môr website here. The newsletter provides an update on consenting, site investigations, and also the work that the project team are carrying out to … Continue reading →

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Liverpool Bay Offshore Windfarms: Safety Guidance for Mariners Update, December 2023

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Jim Andrews

Mariners are advised that the offshore windfarm operator RWE has updated its guidance for mariners operating within its three offshore windfarms in Liverpool Bay: North Hoyle, Rhyl Flats, and Gwynt y Môr.  The purpose of the guidance is to support … Continue reading →

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Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm: Survey Operations, November2023

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Jim Andrews

Mariners are advised that survey operations are due to be carried out off the North Wales coast within and the Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm during November 2023.  A Notice to Mariners can be downloaded here and is summarised below. Survey … Continue reading →

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Irish Sea Gas Interconnector: Offshore Survey, December 2023

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Jim Andrews

[Please note that this survey work was completed on the 6th January 2024 – the information below is presented as a record of information circulated prior to the survey operations.] Mariners are advised that offshore survey work is due to be … Continue reading →

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Irish Sea Gas Interconnector: Shallow Water Surveys, November-December 2023

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Jim Andrews

[Please note that this survey work was completed on the 26th November 2023 – the information below is presented as a record of information circulated prior to the survey operations.] Mariners are advised that shallow water survey work is due … Continue reading →

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Awel y Môr Proposed Wind Farm: Offshore Site Investigations, November 2023 – Spring 2024

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Jim Andrews

[Please note – this survey is now complete and the Notice to Mariners has been withdrawn.  This information is retained here for reference purposes only.] Mariners are advised that a Geotechnical Site Investigation of the proposed Awel y Môr Offshore … Continue reading →

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Awel y Môr Proposed Wind Farm Update: Newsletter, Autumn 2023

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Jim Andrews

The most recent newsletter for the Awel y Môr windfarm is available from the Awel y Môr website here. Consent granted by Secretary of State On the 20th of September 2023, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net … Continue reading →

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Western HVDC Link Update: Offshore survey work, October-November 2023

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Jim Andrews

[Please note – owing to equipment and weather problems in October, this survey has been postponed.  It is due to resume in 2024.  Further notices will be issued in advance.  This information is retained here for reference purposes only.] Mariners … Continue reading →

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Awel y Môr Proposed Wind Farm Update: Newsletter, Summer 2023

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Jim Andrews

The most recent newsletter for the Awel y Môr windfarm is available from the Awel y Môr website here. This edition of the newsletter provides an update on the Development Consent Order application process, and also the work that is … Continue reading →

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