CONNECTOR

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Crew change in challenging conditions

The 'Connector' positioned herself off Wicklow Head for a crew change as weather conditions off South Wales, where she had been working, were extremely bad. The vessel was engaged in laying an underwater interconnector cable between Milford Haven and Baginbun Bay in South County Wexford. The 'AMS Panther', one of Alphamarine’s fleet of multi-purpose vessels based at Wicklow Harbour, was tasked to carry out a crew change with the 'Connector', which was a challenging operation due to the distance offshore and the strong wind and tidal conditions. Despite these challenges, the vessel managed the safe transfer of 12 of the crew to shore and 10 of the crew out to the ship. Report with photo: https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wicklow/wicklow-district/wicklow-ship-helps-luxembourg-cable-layer-change-crew-in-tough-weather/a444644928.html

Ocean Yield extends charter contract for Lewek Connector

Reference is made to the stock exchange release from Ocean Yield ASA dated 19 May 2017, regarding extension of the bareboat charter contract for the Lewek Connector at a rate of USD 40,000 per day. The Charter is currently running until 15 October 2017, following the declaration of certain extension options, the company said in its press release. Ocean Yield has now entered into a contract for extension of the Charter for a firm period until 15 November 2017, plus further extensions in charterer's option for a period up until 23 December 2017, at a rate of USD 40,000 per day.

Largest cable-layer works in Irish Sea to connect Dublin with Wales

The 'AMC Connector', the world's largest cable-laying vessel, had her debut in the Irish Sea yesterday as she began work on the last phase of EirGrid's east-west interconnector. It was the Norwegian ship's first job, and after three weeks laying cables between Ireland and Britain, she will move on and ply her trade around the world. She will lay a bundle of three cables -- two power cables and a fibre optic cable -- along a 100km route from North Beach in Rush, Co Dublin, to Barkby Beach in Wales. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ship-connects-east-to-west-on-maiden-voyage-3089319.html