Two vessels are scheduled to arrive in Buckie harbour later this week ahead of work on the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth.
The Moray Council said the Manu-Pekka dredger barge is expected to berth on Sunday together with the BKM 103 multicat tug.
The Finnish-built barge has no propulsion and is towed between work locations by the tug, the council added.
The vessels will spend two to three weeks in Buckie while general maintenance work is carried out and new equipment is fitted before beginning work in the Moray Firth.
The vessels will spend about three months excavating a subsea trench that will carry transmission cabling from the Beatrice site 35 miles offshore from Buckie to landfall west of Portgordon.
The export cable will be connected to the new electricity substation currently under construction at Blackhillock, near Keith.
A council spokesman said: “The council continues to support offshore work by offering Buckie harbour as a strategic location for a range of services.
“This latest opportunity is part of ongoing partnership working with the offshore sector and we will continue to expand and develop the services that we are able to offer.”
Image: Buckie Harbour (Moray Council)
