Image of the Day: Suction Bucket Jacket Being Put into Place

The image depicts the process of installing the first offshore wind Suction Bucket Jacket on the DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm.

The installation has been conducted 37 kilometers off the North West coast of Germany, which is the culmination of an effort to overcome one of the key challenges offshore wind farms will be facing in the future.

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World Maritime News Staff, August 29, 2014; Image:DONG Energy