After more than two decades of service, Allseas has bid farewell to Tog Mor, its shallow-water pipelay barge. Tog Mor ran aground in Mexico in September while seeking shelter. Following a successful salvage operation, it has been sold for repurpose.
Purchased by Allseas in 1997, Tog Mor was converted for pipelay and construction activities between 2001 and 2002. Debuting for the company on the Interconnector Scotland-Ireland pipeline job, it went on to safely install more than 400 kilometres of nearshore pipeline worldwide.
According to Allseas, its robust design, impressive tension holding capacity and lifting power made it indispensable on dozens of projects requiring stability and strength in challenging conditions.
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Heavy-duty floating derrick
Built in 1975 as a heavy-duty floating derrick, Tog Mor (“Big Lift” in Gaelic) was designed with unique Stülcken masts for the assembly of large sections and modules for offshore production platforms. Its first job was the construction of the North Sea’s Maureen platform, and later, it lifted the historic Mary Rose warship from the Solent seabed.
Tog Mor will now embark on a new chapter.
Picture by Allseas.
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