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Semi-submersible heavy load carriers continued to arrive in Halifax in late April and May. They carried jack-up rigs for the development of production wells at Encana's offshore, Deep Panuke gas consession. The first to arrive on April 25th was Dockwise's SWAN transporting the newly completed SEAJACKS KRAKEN from Jebel Ali, UAE. This vessel, designated as a self-propelled lift ship, will act as the accommodation platform for the project. Next to arrive on May 17th was the much larger TARGET, a recent conversion from a suezmax oil tanker, carrying the jackup drilling rig ROWAN GORILLA III - I believe from Trinidad. Immediately prior to this job TARGET, also operated by Dockwise, had transported the ice patrol ship HMS ENDURANCE from the Falkland Islands to Portsmouth, UK, after engine room flooding had disabled the vessel. The McDermott Canada (ex Secunda Marine) offshore supply ships HEBRON SEA, PANUKE SEA and VENTURE SEA towed the drilling rig out of Halifax on May 31st. SEAJACKS KRAKEN, which has been, fueling, provisioning and undergoing sea trials, is expected to sail for Deep Panuke soon.
MANTA III (ex MANTA-05, PETEKA SUPPLY II-93, NEFTEGAZ 73-93) chartered to Encana, has been operating out of Halifax for several months. IMO number: 8418631. Managed by Allseas Engineering BV, Delft, Netherlands. Flag: Panama. Gross tonnage: 2,723 (1,397 dwt). Completed: 1992-12 by Stocznia Szczecinska S.A., Szczecin, Poland (yard no: b92-2/23). Dimensions: loa: 81.4 m b: 16.3 m. Main engine(s): 2, 6cyl Sulzer type 6ZL40/48 4-stroke diesels, twin screws. Power: 5300 kW. Speed: 15.3 kn
SWAN (ex SEA SWAN-96, SWAN H.L.-89, DYVI SWAN-88) IMO number: 8001000. Managed by Anglo-Eastern (UK) Ltd., Glasgow. Flag: Netherlands Antilles. Gross tonnage: 22,788 (30,060 dwt). Completed: 1981-09 by Kaldnes mek. Verksted A/S, Tonsberg, Norway (yard no: 217). Dimensions: loa: 180.5 m b: 32.3 m.
SEAJACKS KRAKEN IMO number: 9522207. Managed by Seajacks UK Ltd., Great Yarmouth, UK. Flag: Panama. Gross tonnage: 5,186. Completed: 2009-02 by Lamprell, Jebel Ali, Dubai. Dimensions: loa: 62.05 m b: 36.0 m. Main engine(s): 4 azimuthing thrusters. Speed: 8.0 kn. The McDermott (Canada) Offshore Supply Ship MARINER SEA (ex COASTAL CONNECTOR-02, TOISA PUMA-95, TNT PUMA-90, SULAIR-89: IMO 7727384 / 2,904 gt / built: 1979 Eides Sonner, Norway) is alongside.
TARGET (ex FRONT TARGET-07, GENMAR CENTAUR-04, CRUDE TARGET-03, NORD JAHRE TARGET-00, JAHRE TARGET-93) IMO number: 8617938. Managed by Anglo-Eastern UK Ltd., Glasgow, UK. Flag: Netherlands Antilles. Gross tonnage: 42,515 (53,806 dwt). Completed: 1990, Brodogradiliste Split, Split, Croatia. Dimensions: loa: 216.9 m b: 44.5 m.
ROWAN GORILLA III IMO number: 8754566. Managed by Rowan Companies Inc., Houston TX. Flag: USA. Gross tonnage: 11,555. Completed: 1984-11, Marathon Letourneau Inc. (yard no: 202). Dimensions: loa: 90.53 m b: 89.0 m.
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