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SEVEN HAVILA ACHIEVES WORLD FIRST
The state-of-the art diving support vessel, the Seven Havila,
owned by Subsea 7 and Havila Shipping, and designed and
constructed by the Herøy-based Havyard Group AS, has achieved
a world first in the number of divers working on the
seabed.
Gael Cailleaux, Vice President for Offshore Resources at
Subsea 7, the seabed-to- surface engineering, construction
and services contractor to the offshore energy industry,
confirmed the achievement that eight divers were in action at
the same time. He said:
"To our knowledge, there have never been so many divers on
the seabed from one single dive support vessel
simultaneously. We wanted to test having eight divers on the
seabed at the same time. Both diving bells were in action
together. While one diver stayed inside each diving bell,
three divers from each diving bell worked outside."
The diving test took place near Stavanger, Norway, in a depth
of 30 metres.
The diving system, provided by the German company Dræger,
includes a 10 chamber 24 men saturation suite, fully
computerised, with double bell handling system, able to work
down to 400 metres and up to 6m Hs.
The Seven Havila, considered by many as the most advanced
diving support vessel in the world, was designed and fitted
with the latest diving systems. In 2011 it was presented with
the highly prestigious Support Vessel of the Year award at
the OSJ Conference in London. It is designed by Havyard
Design & Engineering in Fosnavåg, Norway and constructed at
Havyard Ship Technology in Leirvik, Sogn, Norway.
Havyard Design & Engineering's Design Manager Arve Helsem
Leine said: "You feel a sense of pride and humility when part
of designing and constructing such a vessel. This proves that
when you have ship-owners, operators, designers,
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shipyard and diving company all involved from the start, the
end result will be good. The Seven Havila is a great example
of this."
From conception, the Seven Havila was designed to comply with
advanced systems of saturation diving. It is a modern diving
support vessel, custom designed for subsea operations
assisted by saturation divers.
CEO Njål Sævik of Havila Shipping is very proud of the
vessel's world record achievement.
"We frequently hear that the Seven Havila is the world's most
advanced and modern diving support vessel and this is further
proof to that statement. For a shipping company like ours, it
is a great advantage being a part-owner of a vessel of this
type and having the opportunity to offer it to the market,"
said Sævik.
The Seven Havila is designed with a focus on operating in
challenging
environments, while achieving maximum efficiency in carrying
out its operations. In addition, there is an emphasis on a
good working environment for the offshore personnel, along
with quality and security during all operations.
-Ends-
Achilleas Georgiou
+44 20 8210 5544 achilleas.georgiou@subsea7.com
30 January 2012
1. Subsea 7 S.A. is a seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry worldwide. We provide integrated services, and we plan, design and deliver complex projects in harsh and challenging environments.
2. For further information visit www.subsea7.com
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3. Havyard Group is a fully integrated shipbuilding
enterprise. It is part of the strong maritime cluster on the
west coast of Norway which has specialized in
state-of-the-art offshore and fishing vessel technology. The
Havyard Group offers ship design, shipbuilding technology,
ship equipment and systems and service to sailing ships
world-wide. For further information visit: www.havyard.com
4. Havila Shipping ASA operates today 28 vessels: platform
supply vessels, anchor handling tug supply vessels, rescue
and recovery vessels. The Company's business concept is
to provide maritime support functions for international
offshore oil and gas production, to own and run the assets
regarded as necessary or desirable for this, and to provide
associated services. For further information visit: www.havilashipping.com
SEVEN HAVILA FACTS: Length overall: 120 metres Breadth: 23 metres Dead weight: 7,250 tonnes Deck area: 1,050 sqm Speed: 17 knots Accommodation: 120 persons SAT diving system:24 persons
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