The CS Chamarel, originally CS Vercors was a cable layer owned by France Telecom Marine, laying submarine communications cables around the world. It was built in 1974 and destroyed by a fire in August 2012. As the Vercors, the ship laid cables on and between all continents except Antarctica, including numerous trans-Atlantic cables and the first ever Israeli-made cable, and set the record for the deepest submarine buried cable lay in 2000. The ship was badly damaged by a fire and driven aground on 8 August 2012.
The Vercors was built in 1974 by the Société Nouvelle des Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre. It started operation out of La Seyne-sur-Mer in 1975.[2] In the 1970s it laid cables to and from France, including the now-decommissioned ANNIBAL, except ANTINEA, which stretched from Morocco to the Ivory Coast through Senegal.
In the 1980s the Vercors laid the ATLANTIS between Portugal and Senegal, TAT-7 and TAT-8, and others across most continents.[2] In 1991 it deployed EMOS-1, the first Israeli-made submarine communications cable.[2][4] Other projects in the 1990s included TASMAN 2 (1992; Australia – New Zealand), TAT-9 (1992; Trans-Atlantic), PacRimEast (1993; Hawaii – New Zealand), SEA ME WE 2 (1994; Southeast Asia – Middle East – Western Europe), Columbus II (1994; Trans-Atlantic), TAT-12 and TAT-13 (1995), SEA ME WE 3 (1995), ARIANE-2 (1995; France–Greece), ITUR (1996; Italy–Turkey–Ukraine), KAFOS (1996; Turkey–Bulgaria), TAGIDE-2 (1996; France–Portugal), ALETAR (1997; Egypt–Syria), BERYTAR (1997; Lebanon–Syria) and others.[2]
In 2000, it set the world record for the deepest undersea buried communications cable while laying the Southern Cross Cable, at a depth of 1,610 meters (5,280 ft).[5] It was also involved in TAT-14 and the East Asia Crossing projects in the early 2000s. After it was renamed to the Chamarel in 2002 and transferred to France Telecom Marine, it was assigned to maintenance on the SAT-3/WASC cable system and operated from Cape Town, South Africa.[2]
Fire
The Chamarel caught fire off the shore of the Skeleton Coast, close to Walvis Bay, in Namibia on August 8, 2012, following a mission to repair the SAT-3/WASC cable system.[4] It had a crew of 51 to 56 on board, which evacuated to the fishing vessel Moni. Six of them were lightly wounded and none died.[6][7] The research ship Nathaniel Maxuilili helped put out the fire, which raged until August 9,[7] before a salvage team was sent to retrieve the Chamarel.
Technical specifications
The CS Chamarel was 135 meters (442 ft 11 in) long and 18 meters (59 ft 1 in) wide. It had a gross tonnage of 8,575 and deadweight tonnage of 5,900 tons. Its maximum speed was 12.9 knots (23.9 km/h) and the average speed was 11.2 knots (20.7 km/h).[3]
References
^ abc"CS Chamarel". FleetMon. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^ abcdefGlover, Bill. "CS Vercors". History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^ abConneally, Tim (August 10, 2012). "Legendary Fiber Optic Cable Ship Burns to a Crisp on Skeleton Coast". Betanews. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^. March 1, 2000. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^Leuschner, Erwin (August 10, 2012). "Ship Fire at Sea". Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^ ab"Crew Members Evacuated from Ship After Fire Breaks Out". NAMPA. August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.[permanent dead link]
August 22, 2023
chamarel, originally, vercors, cable, layer, owned, france, telecom, marine, laying, submarine, communications, cables, around, world, built, 1974, destroyed, fire, august, 2012, vercors, ship, laid, cables, between, continents, except, antarctica, including, . The CS Chamarel originally CS Vercors was a cable layer owned by France Telecom Marine laying submarine communications cables around the world It was built in 1974 and destroyed by a fire in August 2012 As the Vercors the ship laid cables on and between all continents except Antarctica including numerous trans Atlantic cables and the first ever Israeli made cable and set the record for the deepest submarine buried cable lay in 2000 The ship was badly damaged by a fire and driven aground on 8 August 2012 HistoryMauritiusNameChamarel VercorsOwnerFrance Telecom MarineBuilderSociete Nouvelle des Ateliers et Chantiers du HavreCompleted1974 1975Renamed2002IdentificationIMO number 7347718 MMSI number 645167000 1 callsign 3BLVFateWrecked after fire 8 August 2012NotesFormerly VercorsGeneral characteristicsTonnage5 886 GT 2 8 575 GT 3 Length135 m 442 ft 11 in 1 Beam18 m 59 ft 1 in 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Service 1 2 Fire 2 Technical specifications 3 ReferencesHistory EditService Edit The Vercors was built in 1974 by the Societe Nouvelle des Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre It started operation out of La Seyne sur Mer in 1975 2 In the 1970s it laid cables to and from France including the now decommissioned ANNIBAL except ANTINEA which stretched from Morocco to the Ivory Coast through Senegal In the 1980s the Vercors laid the ATLANTIS between Portugal and Senegal TAT 7 and TAT 8 and others across most continents 2 In 1991 it deployed EMOS 1 the first Israeli made submarine communications cable 2 4 Other projects in the 1990s included TASMAN 2 1992 Australia New Zealand TAT 9 1992 Trans Atlantic PacRimEast 1993 Hawaii New Zealand SEA ME WE 2 1994 Southeast Asia Middle East Western Europe Columbus II 1994 Trans Atlantic TAT 12 and TAT 13 1995 SEA ME WE 3 1995 ARIANE 2 1995 France Greece ITUR 1996 Italy Turkey Ukraine KAFOS 1996 Turkey Bulgaria TAGIDE 2 1996 France Portugal ALETAR 1997 Egypt Syria BERYTAR 1997 Lebanon Syria and others 2 In 2000 it set the world record for the deepest undersea buried communications cable while laying the Southern Cross Cable at a depth of 1 610 meters 5 280 ft 5 It was also involved in TAT 14 and the East Asia Crossing projects in the early 2000s After it was renamed to the Chamarel in 2002 and transferred to France Telecom Marine it was assigned to maintenance on the SAT 3 WASC cable system and operated from Cape Town South Africa 2 Fire Edit The Chamarel caught fire off the shore of the Skeleton Coast close to Walvis Bay in Namibia on August 8 2012 following a mission to repair the SAT 3 WASC cable system 4 It had a crew of 51 to 56 on board which evacuated to the fishing vessel Moni Six of them were lightly wounded and none died 6 7 The research ship Nathaniel Maxuilili helped put out the fire which raged until August 9 7 before a salvage team was sent to retrieve the Chamarel Technical specifications EditThe CS Chamarel was 135 meters 442 ft 11 in long and 18 meters 59 ft 1 in wide It had a gross tonnage of 8 575 and deadweight tonnage of 5 900 tons Its maximum speed was 12 9 knots 23 9 km h and the average speed was 11 2 knots 20 7 km h 3 References Edit a b c CS Chamarel FleetMon Retrieved August 11 2012 a b c d e f Glover Bill CS Vercors History of the Atlantic Cable amp Undersea Communications Retrieved August 11 2012 a b Chamarel MarineTraffic com Retrieved August 11 2012 permanent dead link a b Conneally Tim August 10 2012 Legendary Fiber Optic Cable Ship Burns to a Crisp on Skeleton Coast Betanews Retrieved August 11 2012 CS Vercors sets world record March 1 2000 Archived from the original on 2012 07 27 Retrieved August 11 2012 Leuschner Erwin August 10 2012 Ship Fire at Sea Allgemeine Zeitung in German Retrieved August 11 2012 a b Crew Members Evacuated from Ship After Fire Breaks Out NAMPA August 9 2012 Retrieved August 11 2012 permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CS Chamarel amp oldid 1067296426, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
