Ecosse Mobilises Noordhoek Pathfinder for UK OWF Seabed Clearance

Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has mobilised the Noordhoek Pathfinder vessel to support seabed clearance at an offshore wind farm site off the coast of north-west England, which the company left unnamed.

According to vessel’s AIS data, Noordhoek Pathfinder has sailed out of the port of Grimsby.

At the offshore wind farm site, ESS is utilising boulder grab equipment to remove an estimated 1,700 boulders located over a 135km route in water depths of up to 60 metres. The boulder grab spread is being used for displacing obstacles nearshore and in low density areas.

The equipment will complement other seabed clearance operations to be performed by Ecosse’s SCAR2 Seabed System.

A survey spread onboard the vessel will also provide data showing the target boulders prior to displacement and final positions after removal from the seabed corridor.