Wind Farm Vessel Named
James Fisher Marine Services’s (JFMS) multipurpose wind farm support vessel, Dart Fisher, has been formally named by the vessel’s Godmother Maria McCaffery MBE, CEO of RenewableUK at a dedication service held at Griffon Hoverwork, Southampton.
The service marks the completion of significant investment program to increase Dart Fisher’s operational capabilities and demonstrate innovative monitoring solutions to enhance safety and efficiency. These include: the addition of Hercules Hydraulics bow thrusters in each hull to increase low speed maneuverability and route following capability for survey operations; enhanced bow fendering system supplied by Manuplas, intelligent Fender System; a vessel impact and thrust load sensing and verification system developed by James Fisher group company Strainstall; VMMS system that reports on actual motions experienced by vessel and crew in real time; and a Palfinger Deck Crane to be used for ROV work and offshore equipment load/offload. After taking delivery of the first of type SMV 24 vessel from Supacat on April 14, 2014, Dart Fisher entered service on charter two days later.
(As published in the March 2015 edition of Marine Technology Reporter - http://www.marinetechnologynews.com/Magazine)
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- New Research Vessel for Greenland page: 16
- New Dive Support Vessel for N-sea page: 18
- New Survey Vessel for Port of London page: 20
- Construction Vessel Delivered to Eidesvik page: 20
- Wind Farm Vessel Named page: 20
- Gliders (Silently) Making O&G Ops Cheaper, More Efficient page: 22
- Seafloor Mapping Aids Safety & Efficiency page: 26
- Mapping the Abyss with AUV Photography page: 32
- Insights: NOAA's Dr. Holly A. Bamford page: 40
- Adventure Under Ice page: 50
- The World’s Cold Ocean Lab page: 58
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Sensing Success page: 63
- Virtual Worlds: Newfoundland and Labrador's Simulator Tech page: 66
- PulSAR: New SSS for SAR Operations page: 72
- PREVCO Subsea: New 15,000 PSI Chamber page: 72
- SeeByte Software for L-3 Klein Sonar page: 72
- SeaBotix LBV Performs for Lake Erie Diving page: 73
- WiFi & GPS to X-Series Profilers page: 73
- STR SeaSpyder Systems for AIFCA page: 73
- Software Aids Subsea Power Cable Installation page: 74
- Sonardyne Ranger 2 for Pioneering Spirit page: 74
- OSIL & ASV: Mooring-free Buoy Launched page: 74
- SWE’s New Portable Power System page: 74
- Waveblade Tested at The Underwater Center page: 74
- Sonar Makers Partner for Seagrass Surveys page: 75
- Kongsberg Connects Seismic Vessels page: 75
- TE Connectivity INSTALITE Boots page: 76
- Outland Technology LED Laser Light page: 76
- Tritech Sonars for Swedish Navy ROVs page: 76
- New Subsea Modular Spreader Beams page: 76
- Teledyne TSS’s Saturn AHRS and INS page: 76
- ValeportDebuts New Datalog Software page: 76
- Nav Charts App Launched page: 76
- New Tool Recovers Oil from Sunken Wrecks page: 77