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Ship left Ferrol two weeks after crane accident
The 'Brave Tern' has left Ferrol on Dec 9 en route to Esbjerg, assisted by the Norwegian-flagged tug 'Skandi Mercury, about two weeks after one of its deck cranes had caised one of Navantia Ferrol's 'stork' cranes to plung into the water in the eaduring an unmooring maneuver. The ship had spent almost nine months in the two shipyards that Navantia has in the estuary of Ferrol, where it was subjected to a fairing process, where a new crane was installed to be able to execute the installation of offshore wind farms. The ship had arrived at the beginning of January first in Fene and then in Ferrol, in order to improve its capabilities.
Crane accident in Ferrol
On Nov 24, 2024, the large deck crane of the 'Brave Tern' was not clear of a portal crane at tne shipyard Navanti A.S. in Ferrol, A Coruña, while the ship was manoevering in the port basin. Both cranes got entangled, and the shore side crane crashed on its side and plunged into the water. No one was injured. The Navantia S.A., S.M.E. and the facilities of Navantia Shipreparis Ferrol Estuary have been contracted to perform an upgrade and a crane replacement project on the vessel. The first phase of the project, which included engineering, material procurement and prefabrication, was finalised during 2023, and a second phase including the on-board installation workwas performed after the arrival of the vessel at the yard on Jan 20, 2024. The time was split between work in drydock and alongside a repair berth involving the yard’s facilities of both Ferrol and Fene. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBYY6eQ9OKg
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Jack-up ‘Brave Tern’ Completes Major Crane Refit At Damen Shiprepairs Amsterdam
Brave Tern, the 132-metre jack-up operated by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, has completed a major crane refit at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam. The main operation was the insertion of a 20-metre section into the main boom of the 800-tonne crane, allowing it to reach a height of 120 metres. This upgrade now allows it to install and maintain the next generation of wind turbines. The operation to insert the additional section took 30 days in total. It required the unreeving of all the crane wires before the crane boom could be dropped down to rest on a support structure built from containers. The boom was then cut in two and the new section inserted and secured using flanges. Following the completion of the new boom the wires were re-reeved and a series of load tests conducted before the crane was certified ready for operations.
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