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Eidesvik Offshore sells cable installation vessel

Oslo-listed Eidesvik Offshore has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to sell its multipurpose offshore vessel European Supporter (7,000 dwt, built 1996) to a unnamed buyer. No price was revealed for the vessel, but Eidesvik said it will record a gain on the sale of around NOK 100m ($12.4m) in its fourth-quarter financial results 2015.

European Supporter extensively converted

P&O Maritime Services has announced the arrival of its multipurpose DP2 cable installation vessel, "CS European Supporter", on Tyneside on May 22, 2011. Following an extensive conversion, the "European Supporter" has been specially equipped to install inter-array power cables in the rapidly expanding European offshore renewables market. Furthermore, the vessel has retained its capability to install fiber optic cable for the telecommunications sector and can provide the oil and gas industry with a range of light intervention, WROV, construction and decommissioning support services. The vessel has the capacity to accommodate 5,000 tonnes of power cable in two static tanks, using a newly installed power cable loading arm. A 60t SWL active heave compensated crane has been installed and the vessel is capable of accommodating a work class ROV in the hanger or the aft deck. A 35 tonne A-frame is available and trenchers & ploughs can be accommodated on the aft deck for cable burial. All cable machinery is housed inside a hanger deck providing a safe environment for the operation and maintenance of equipment. The ship also provides comfortable living accommodation and recreational facilities for up to 60 personnel.