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Cormorant lifts ship of former Benidorm-star off Lowestoft

On Nov 20 the "Cormorant" managed to raise the former British restaurant ship and tug "Ella" ex "Zeeland" ex "Marg. Gerling", 136 gt (IMO-No.: 5428087), which had sunk on July 6 about 3,5 miles SE of Lowestoft in pos. 52° 23. 64’N, 001° 48.96’E - approx. 2.1’ SE from the East Barnard Light Buoy, while being under tow by the "Kingston Lacey" from Hartlepool to Rochester. A Dutch consortium consisting of the DUC Marine Group and Multraship Towage and Salvage was contracted to remove the wreck which posed a navigational hazard. Work started on Nov 3, but due to inclement weather the salvors had to return to port on Nov 13. During a hydrographical survey on Nov 18 it was found out that the ship had sunk deeper into the sand, and the salvage method had to be changed. A salvage grab was ordered from the Netherlands which managed to pull the wreckage from the bottom. The "Ella" had served as a restaurant since 2010 in the Hartlepool Marina and was to be pulled to Kent to be rebuilt as a floating office or accomodation. Reports with photos: http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/former-floating-restaurant-rescued-after-it-sinks-following-departure-from-hartlepool-1-8867179 http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/operation-launched-as-former-restaurant-boat-is-towed-from-moorings-1-8621114 http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/eyesore-floating-restaurant-bids-farewell-to-hartlepool-with-voyage-down-south-1-8631437 http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/work-to-remove-sunken-vessel-off-lowestoft-postponed-1-5282460

Moby Dig recovered

Stranded off the coast of Worthing for more than two months, the Rampion digger "Moby Dig" has been finally freed. The "Cormorant" arrived in Worthing in the morning of June 29 after being docked at Portsmouth, and in the afternoon used its crane to free the stricken digger. The digger was taken back to Southampton aboard the "Cormorant". Report with photos: http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/county-news-moby-dig-is-free-1-8032500

Moby Dig to be removed

On June 28, 2017, the "Cormorant" arrived off the Sussex coast this morning to begin work to recover an £850,000 digger stuck in the sea at the Rampion Windfarm. The 80-tonne machine, affectionately nick-named 'Moby Dig', has become a familiar sight off Lancing beach over the last two months. The digger had finished backfilling cable duct trenches dug along the seabed as part of the construction of the Rampion Windfarm when it got stranded. The "Cormorant" will take about two days to remove the digger, depending on weather conditions. The 80-tonne, GBP 850,000 piece of machinery, nicknamed The "Moby Dig’ has been stuck since early April after getting lodged in one of the trenches. The "CRS Atlas" and "Will Challenge" have been deployed on the site in preparation for the removal. Prior to the operation, Katabatic carried out the unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey around the excavator. Rampion is a GBP 1.3 billion offshore wind project owned by E.ON, the UK Green Investment Bank plc and Canadian energy company Enbridge. The 400MW wind farm comprises 116 MHI Vestas 3.45MW turbines currently being installed some 13 kilometres off the Sussex coast. The wind farm is expected to be commissioned in 2018. Report with photo: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/15379556.Crane_ship_arrives_to_remove__Moby_Dig_/