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Dutch Safety Board concluded investigation into allision with wind turbine

The Dutch Safety Board has concluded its abbreviated nvestigation into the alision of the 'Glomar Venture' with an offshore wind turbine of Vattenfall, located 18 kilometers off the coast of Zandvoort, on April 21. The results will be published later this year in the Shipping Accident Report. There was no reason for a comprehensive investigation. A key reason for an abbreviated investigation was that, based on the preliminary investigation, no broad safety lessons to be learned from the incident were anticipated.. The 'Glomar Venture' had suffered significant damage to its bow and has since been repaired at the Damen Shipyard.

Damaged wind turbine back into operation at half power

When the 'Glomar Venture' allided with the Vattenfall wind turbine 18 kilometres off the coast of Zandvoort, its lower part was damaged. This concerns the wind farm Wind Farm Hollandse Kust Zuid. This is one of the largest wind farms at sea, stretching from The Hague to IJmuiden. The affected wind turbine has a tip height of 225 metres and is located exactly on the point of the front section. Hollandse Kust Zuid consists of four sectors and has a total of 139 wind turbines. According to initial research, the turbine was hit at the bottom, which is the yellow part that forms the foundation. After the impact, the wind turbine was stopped and then put 'in neutral' and let the blades continue to turn quietly so that they no longer catch any wind. Last weekend, the wind turbine was put back into operation, temporarily at half power. Vattenfall was still guessing about the cause. An exploratory investigation is currently underway by the Dutch Safety Board. They will investigate what exactly happened that day and which factors played a role in this. Depending on these findings, an official investigation will follow later. The 'Glomar Venture' remained at the Damen Shipyard as of May 15.

Repairs started at Damen Shipyard

Technicians from the shipbuilder Damen have started repair work on the 'Glomar Venture' in Den Helder, while the Dutch Safety Board has launched an investigation after the allision with a wind turbine in the North Sea, about 24 kilometres off the coast near Callantsoog.. Based on the results of the investigation, the Safety Board will decide whether or not it will formally investigate the incident, in which three crew members were injured, including the captain, who was seriously injured. He suffered fractures to his face and had to stay in hospital for several days. He is currently recovering from the injury. The 'Glomar Venture' suffered serious damage to the bow, probably because it hit the mast of the turbine head-on. The ship was then moved to the quay of Het Nieuwe Werk in Den Helder for further investigations and to record the initial damage. The 'Glomar Venture' is currently moored at the Damen Shipyards shipyard in Den Helder. The ship was built in 1987 by Maaskant Shipyards in Stellendam as the beam trawler 'KW-88 Pelikaan'. In 2007, the ship was equipped for offshore use. Since then, the vessel has been part of the Helder fleet of Glomar Offshore,