Shipdock will conduct repairs and maintenance of Subsea 7’s Seven Eagle. The work consists of HP washing, blasting and painting of both moon pools, an overhaul of both Azimuth propulsion thrusters and the three bow thrusters, the renewal of the after-deck, overhaul, blasting and painting of the booms of the main crane and two other cranes, renewal of multiple pipes and valves, blasting and painting of the under water ship and more.
The Seven Eagle is a high-tech DP diving support vessel. This ship has been designed to carry out field development and construction activities and features: a 16-man twin bell saturation diving system, two work class ROVs (able to operate up to a depth of 3,000 metres) multiple cranes – including the 250t main crane, a 90t top-tension flexible lay system and a 1,200t below-decks storage carousel.
Champions League of Ship Repair
Shipdock’s senior project manager Tjeerd Schulting calls this kind of work the Champions League of ship repair. He feels offshore work is a growing market that requires high safety standards. Therefore, the company has developed a tailor-made Offshore Health and Safety Regime.