ACERGY FALCON [IMO 7409401]

10,385gt, 7,500dwt, Pipelayer, Acergy Norway AS, built 1976 as Petrel, Pelican Class dynamically positioned drill ship. Purchased by Acergy 1994 and converted to Offshore Construction Ship.  Renamed Oil Driller 1989 -90, reverted back to Petrel; renamed 1993, Enterprise; renamed 1995 Seaway Falcon.  Present name since 2006. 

 Seen entering Dundee July 2007, prior to move to Kizomba 'C' Field, off Angola for EXXON.

See next page for (a better) 2008 photograph of her with red hull entering Rosyth.

CSO APACHE ~ Port

Technip Ltd, Pipe-layer,

1979, 7,532gt,

CSO APACHE ~ Starboard

I have included a number of photographs of CSO Apache to give a more complete perspective of this interesting vessel.

Arriving Leith 12th June 2007 in poor visibility.

CSO APACHE ~ Stern

C S O CONSTRUCTOR ( A)

ex Stena Constructor, Technip Ltd, Offshore Support Vessel - built 1980 as DSV Converted 2001 to PIPE LAYER,  6,986 gt, 6,799 dwt.

17th May 2007,  Leith

C S O CONSTRUCTOR ( B)

C S O WELLSERVICER renamed WELLSERVICER    (7 APR 2008 - see below)

ex Stena Wellservicer , Technip Ltd, Offshore Support Vessel,  9,158 gt, 4,500 dwt. built 1989.  Leith 5th April 2007

ECLIPSE (A)

Cable Layer - Offshore Support Vessel 7,114 gt, 4,835 dwt, built 1980

Leith 14th April 1970

 ECLIPSE (B)

Underway 30th May 2007

Fennica

Finstaship,  1993, 115m oa  25m beam 13m draft  4500 grt 
        Finnish Icebreaker and Offshore Support Ship. Leith

RRS JOHN CLARK ROSS - see specialsit vessels

EU Fishery Protection vessel - Kommandor Armalie

Built 1962, converted 1984 as ROV/Submersible Support Vessel  - Sea Nautalis -  449dwt.  Leith

KOMMANDOR JACK - see specialsit vessels

NORMAND MARINER (A)

Solstad Rederi, Offshore tug / supply ship,  4,462gt, 3,694 dwt, 2002

NORMAND  MARINER  (B)

Solstad Rederi, Offshore tug / supply ship   3,737dwt, 2003

NORMAND  MASTER

Solstad Rederi, Offshore tug / supply ship   3,737dwt, 2003

Normand Pioneer (A)

Solstad Rederi,  Multi Purpose ROV,  1999,  5,292 dwt

The Normand Pioneer  was used to transport diving equipment to the Barents Sea to assist attempts to reach the Russian submarine, the Kursk. in August 2000. She  represents a pioneering design, combining a wide range of capabilities in a 95m-long and 24m-wide vessel.  

Normand Pioneer (B)

Offshore Support Vessel

Leith

Normand Pioneer (C)

with Pipelaying rig

July 2007

NORMAND PROGRESS

Solstad Rederi, Offshore tug / supply ship   5,944  gt, 5,292 dwt, 1999

NORMAND PROGRESS (B)

OCEAN COMMANDER (A) 

Rovde Supply AS, Offshore Support Vessel 1999, 3465gt 

Leith

OCEAN COMMANDER (B) 

Norway

OCEAN SEARCHER [IMO 7401306]

 Standby-Safety Vessel, Sartor Offsea Rescue Ltd, 1,472gt, 1,110dwt, ex – Tender Searcher  (1986) built 1975.               Leith 16th April 2010

ORELIA [IMO 8208854]  ex CSO ORELIA

Offshore Dive Support Vessel, 6,381gt 2,700 dwt, built 1984.  Seen undergoing seatrials  30th July 2008, after 2008 rebuild.

see 'Ship Notes'

POWER EXPRESS [IMO 8273911]

Multi-purpose Supply Vessel, VROON, 2,810 gt, 3,365dwt, built 2006

SEVEN OCEANS (A)

18,201 gt, Pipelayer , Subsea 7, 2007

Leith, 26th August 2007.  Prior to heading to the Gulf of Mexico.

SEVEN OCEANS (B)

SEVEN OCEANS (Detail)

SKANDI ACHIEVER [IMO 9413810]

                   DOFCON ASA, Offshore Support Dive Vessel, 7,617gt, built 2007               as AKER YARDS SOVIKNES 701

Leith 29th June 2008

SKANDI NAVICA (A)

 Built 1999, Pipelay vessel, 9,600 dwt.

The vessel is  currently on long term charter to Subsea 7.  The  2500 tonne main deck mounted storage and deployment reel which is fitted may be seen.

Leith 4th August 2007

SKANDI NAVICA (B)

SKANDI NAVICA (with SUBSEA 7 on hull)

 Built 1999, Pipelay vessel, 9,600 dwt.

The vessel is  currently on long term charter to Subsea 7.  The  2500 tonne main deck mounted storage and deployment reel which is fitted may be seen.

STRIL SURVEYOR 

demolition commenced Grenaa 30th Oct 2007;  ex Sartor-02, North Sea Surveyor-90, Seaway Petrel-85, Vimi-82, Wilh. Michaelsen-57

 Simon Møkster Shipping     1936,  250dwt,  Standby /safety vessel

SUPPORTER G [IMO 6409131]  

Offshore Service Vessel, 466gt,  built 1964. ex Stril Supporter.

Dsv TOISA POLARIS

SUBSEA 7, Offshore Support Vessel, 6,948 gt, 6,348 dwt, 1998

Leith

TIMOR CHALLENGER [IMO 6402901] 

Standby Safety Vessel, VAN DER LINDEN, 999 gt, 1,632 dwt, built 1964. Renamed 2007, ex-Viking Challenger (1998), ex- Britannia Challenger (1990), ex- Britannia de Hoop (1989) ex- De Hoop.

Viking Discovery

 Vroon Offshore Services B.V.,   Standby-Safety Vessel, 1550gt, 850dwt, Built December 2006.   Firth of Forth, for Grangemouth, 29^th March 2008

Re named Vos Discovery - see below.

VIKING RAASAY [IMO 8216021] 

 Vroon Offshore Services B.V, Offshore Supply Ship, 1,328gt, 1200dwt,

built 1983.            Firth of Forth,  for Grangemouth, 24^th August 2008

WELLSERVICER    

ex Stena Wellservicer , Technip Ltd, Offshore Support Vessel,  9,158 gt, 4,500 dwt. built 1989. Ice breaking, Leith  8th Jan 2010

WELLSERVICER    

ex Stena Wellservicer , Technip Ltd, Offshore Support Vessel,  9,158 gt, 4,500 dwt. built 1989. 16th April 2010.