Skandi Vinland Begins Service in the Offshore – VOCM

Theres a new fixture in St. Johns Harbour these days.

The Skandi Vinland has secured a multi-year charter with Husky Energy to support offshore oil operations.

The multi function vessels primary scope is subsea maintenance and inspection but it is also capable of standby or installation support and iceberg management.

The all-Canadian crew of 38 (36 Newfoundland and Labradorians) started operations here during the first week in July and will call St. Johns home port for the duration of a ten year charter with Husky Energy.

The ship houses a one hundred ton subsea crane, and two ten million dollar Remotely Operated Vehicles designed to carry out a number of tasks in relation to offshore oil and gas extraction.

Captain Keith Leonard says the brand new ship, which heads back out to sea tomorrow, has been built to the highest industry standard.

Leonard says the ship designers had crew member comfort in mind when the vessel was conceived. He says safety and technology are both state of the art on board making the Vessel second to none.

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