N-Sea Reinforces UXO Expertise with ScottishPower Renewables Campaign
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N-Sea Reinforces UXO Expertise with ScottishPower Renewables Campaign

UK and Netherlands-based subsea provider N-Sea is part-way through a multi-million-pound unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance campaign for ScottishPower Renewables. The contract for unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance works commenced in December 2017 and includes UXO inspection, identification and clearance on the array area and export cable route of the East Anglia ONE Offshore Windfarm, located in the southern North Sea approximately 45km southeast of Lowestoft.

Flexible Multi-vessel approach

The work scope, which will be completed later in spring 2018, requires a flexible multi-vessel approach in order to ensure completion in line with the timescale of windfarm construction.

The Noordhoek Pathfinder, Neptunus, Siem N-Sea and Siem Barracuda have each been utilised to date, using ROVs to de-bury, inspect and identify items on a ‘master target list’ identified from previous survey works. Additional ROV and dive vessels will be brought into the campaign as the work progresses.

A number of confirmed WWII UXOs have already been identified during the project for later detonation on site. In addition, many items of debris and boulders have been identified for clearance.

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