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Offline chrisg46

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Cable layer Maersk Connector at work.
« on: September 30, 2018, 01:56:02 PM »
Maersk Connector is now laying cable to connect the new East Anglia 1 offshore windfarm with the shore, just near Bawdsey in Suffolk. Here are a couple of video clips showing her at work - the first filmed from the south, about 4 or 5km away, and the second filmed from the north, about 2km away.

Part 1 - hooking up to the mains: http://www.shippingtv.co.uk/?p=5647

Part 2 - Maersk Connector laying cable: http://www.shippingtv.co.uk/?p=5654
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Re: Cable layer Maersk Connector at work.
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2018, 04:28:18 PM »
Crewman keeping fit on the helideck?

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Re: Cable layer Maersk Connector at work.
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2018, 08:05:55 PM »
 Looked as if he was just out for a stroll . . . :-)
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Re: Cable layer Maersk Connector at work.
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2018, 12:57:56 PM »
Looking at the map Chris, that must have been a bit of a trek from the road.

Great film though

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Re: Cable layer Maersk Connector at work.
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2018, 07:05:22 AM »
There's a good car park at Eaat Lane, which is right behind a seawall berm and rock defense, and the cable landing point is about half-way between that and the entrance of the R Deben. I walked along the cliff edge (low cliffs) til I found a decent view within reasonable range (800m from car park). . . It was a fairly remote place!
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