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Prosafe gets Safe Scandinavia extension from Aker BP
Offshore accomodation vessels specialist Prosafe has announced that Aker BP has has exercised an extension for Safe Scandinavia. Aker BP has taken the second of three one-week options, valued at around $1m. The extension keeps the vessel operating with Aker BP through to mid-May 2019
DNV GL carries out its first offshore drone survey
DNV GL surveyors have carried out the classification society’s first offshore drone survey on the semisubmersible vessel Safe Scandinavia in the North Sea. This 25,383 GT tender support vessel (TSV) is owned and operated by Prosafe, supporting Statoil’s drilling operations off the coast of Norway. Using camera-equipped drones, DNV GL’s drone pilots checked the TSV’s fairleads and their connection with the vessel’s two columns as part of the intermediate survey. The classification society has carried out multiple drone surveys on both ships and offshore units, inspecting many areas on board, ranging from tanks and cargo holds to external structures such as jack-up legs. The inspection of such spaces can be both costly and time consuming, and even in some instances potentially dangerous. Using drones to visually check the condition of remote structural components can significantly reduce survey times and staging costs, while at the same time improving surveyor safety. DNV GL has built a network of trained drone pilots based in Gdynia, Piraeus, Singapore, Houston and Shanghai. This allows drone survey inspections to be offered from any of these hubs. At the same time, DNV GL is developing guidelines and updating our rule set to reflect the use of remote inspection techniques.
Medevac after foot got trapped under container
A worker on the "Safe Scandinavia" was sent to Haukeland hospital after he got a foot trapped under a container during a lifting operation. The container was to be lifted onto the helicopter deck of the Prosafe-rig. The man got his foot caught underneath the container.
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