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Sealion
Shipping Ltd is very pleased to announce that, on behalf of
Toisa Ltd, an order has been placed with the Merwede Shipyard
in the Netherlands for the construction of a new, DP 3, Construction
Class, Saturation Diving Support Vessel.
The
vessel is to be an enhanced sister vessel to the Toisa Proteus
and she will enter service in March 2008. Designed to support
world-wide offshore construction and diving operations, her
outline specification will be
| LOA |
131.7
metres |
| Beam |
22.0
metres |
| Depth
|
9.50 metres |
| Design |
Toisa
P-Class |
| Class |
DNV |
| DP |
DNV
/ IMO Class 3 |
| Flag |
British |
| Accommodation |
199
beds |
| Deck
Area |
Approx
1,500 m2 |
| Cranes |
Huisman
Mast type, Active Heave Compensated, 300 tonne with
2,000 metre subsea capability
: 1 x 10 tonne |
| Dive
System |
Inbuilt
12 Man saturation Dive system, rated to 300 metre, three
chambers, three man single bell and 12 man Hyperbaric
lifeboat |
| Helideck |
Rated
for Super Puma (D-value 19.5 metres) |
| Propulsion |
4-Engine
Diesel Electric |
| Thrusters |
Bow
- 2 x 1,335 Kw variable Pitch tunnel thrusters
- 1 x 1,200 kw retractable azimuthing thruster
Stern – 2 x 3,000 Kw Fixed Pitch Azimuthing |
| Speed |
13.5
knots |
This
order further demonstrates our clear commitment to the future
of the saturation Diving and deep water construction markets.
These are markets in which we already operate a number of
modern vessels but where we recognise that the future needs
of our Charterers can not be fully met from the existing,
but aging, world fleet.
As
an enhanced sister vessel to the Toisa Proteus, but with a
fully inbuilt saturation Diving System, this vessel can, and
will, support a wide variety of subsea operations world-wide.
Within the saturation diving market, the existing world fleet
of such vessels averages over 20 years old. This order will
provide the market with a DP3 vessel capable of meeting the
higher and more demanding standards in safety, dynamic positioning
operations, saturation diving and the use of environmentally
sensitive vessels that can only be met by the introduction
of new vessels.
The
vessel has all the inherent flexibility in design of her previous
sisters. Whilst it is intended that she be built with a 12
man single bell saturation system we are able to discuss the
installation of larger, twin bell systems as may be required.
Her under-deck configuration allows for a range of equipment
to be installed whilst her large clear deck area provides
scope for a range of other applications.
The
increasing need for subsea construction vessels to accommodate
large numbers of contractors personnel has also been addressed
in designing the ship to accommodate up to 199 persons (excluding
any divers in saturation) depending on the Charterers requirements
Sealion
Shipping Ltd currently operates four existing saturation DSV’s
within its modern fleet of nineteen various offshore support
vessels. In addition Toisa has a further eight offshore support
vessels under construction which will enter the Sealion fleet
during 2006 and 2007, including our recent other DSV order
from the Kleven Verft Yard in Norway
Full
details of the Sealion Fleet can be found on our website at
www.sealionshipping.co.uk and further details of this new
order can be obtained from the Chartering Department at :
Sealion
Shipping Ltd, Sealion House, The Courtyard, 17 West Street,
Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7DR, England. Tel +44 (0)1252 737 773,
Fax +44 (0)1252 737 773
Farnham UK 10th April 2006
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