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Subsea Construction (Photo: SAL)

Working Among Volcanoes & Strong Currents

AL Heavy Lift completed one of its most challeng- SAL Heavy Lift faced one of its most challenging missions in ing projects when the crew of MV Svenja installed its 35 years of history. an offshore development platform over a subsea gas In March 2015 MV Svenja was chartered for the installation

Swell conductor in Alaska’s Cook Inlet. It is the largest of the offshore development platform within the petroleum exploitation area in Alaska’s Cook Inlet – surrounded by ac- and gas exploitation area operated by Deutsche Oel & Gas AG tive volcanoes and strong currents. on 337 sq. km. The area posed major technical and operation- “Kitchen Lights Unit # 3” is exposed to a tidal range of 25 ft. al challenges for SAL Heavy Lift within the installation. Plan which provokes currents in excess of ? ve knots. Here is where “A very short preparation time for the project between sig-

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