SENER Designs New Subsea Support Vessel

Spain’s SENER is developing a new Multipurpose Subsea Support Vessel specially designed for subsea ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) light construction duties.

According to the developer, the ship will have a length overall of more than 112 m, a length between perpendiculars longer than 100 m and a breadth of 22 m. The depth to main deck will be of 9 m while the draft will have more than 7 m. In total, it will be able to accommodate 110 persons on board.

The vessel will incorporate two FP (Fixed Pitch) Azimuthal main propellers of Diesel electric propulsion, two FP tunnel thrusters and one FP retractable Azimuthal thruster.

It will contain a 40 MT electric deck crane, with option for a bigger one (250 MT), and will be able to work in 4,000 m depth. It will have an integrated moonpool of 7.2 x 7.2 m and a helicopter deck. Furthermore, according to SENER, the design has also prepared the ship for an optional 600 t cable carousel.

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