Sembcorp Marine has loaded out two jackets for the offshore substation and reactive compensation station (RCS) for Orsted’s 1.4GW Hornsea 2 wind farm off east England.
The two structures were loaded out of the fabricator’s yard in Batam, Indonesia, yesterday.
The six-legged substation jacket and four-legged RCS base have a combined weight of over 10,000 tonnes.
Heavy transport outfit BigLift will carry the units to the UK via the Indian Ocean, around the Cape of Good Hope along the west coast of Africa through the English Channel.
Transport vessel BigLift Baffin is carrying the cargo and will take around 50 days to complete its journey.
Orsted said 3.3 million manhours working on the jackets has been completed without any lost time or major injuries.
“Our project teams have overcome some exceptional challenges in order for this vessel to successfully set sail,” said Orsted’s Patrick Harnett, senior programme director for Hornsea 2.
“I am immensely proud of each person who has played their part in the safe construction of this impressive steelwork and look forward to welcoming this vessel to UK waters in the near future.”
Hornsea 2 will feature 165 Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines and is due online in 2022.