Deme has welcomed Princess Astrid of Belgium who has named the company’s new fallpipe vessel ahead of it setting sail to work on the Coastal Virginia offshore wind project.
The naming ceremony for the Yellowstone vessel took place in Zeebrugge, Belgium on 4 June.
Yellowstone has a payload capacity of 37,000 tonnes and will be used for precise rock placement on the seabed, for protecting subsea pipelines and cables, for stabilising offshore structures and for preparing the seabed for the construction of wind turbines and offshore platforms.
“We were greatly honoured that Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, Princess of Belgium accepted our invitation to become the godmother of ‘Yellowstone,'” said Deme Chief Executive Officer Luc Vandenbulcke.
” ‘Yellowstone’ embodies the innovation and excellence that Deme stands for, and the presence of Her Royal Highness at this naming ceremony emphasises the significance of this great milestone.”
Yellowstone will join Deme’s fallpipe vessels throughout the world, including Flintstone, Rollingstone, and Seahorse.
These high-tech DP2 vessels are designed to achieve “pinpoint accuracy and exceptional levelling capabilities”, even in water depths that exceed 2000 metres.
Yellowstone features a central vertical fallpipe that is capable of operating in water depths of 600-700 metres, along with a large inclined fallpipe which has been designed for shallower depths of 30-50 metres.
Yellowstone is particularly well-suited for projects requiring longer distances or transit times, stated Deme.