The Castoro Sei (Italian for Beaver Six) was a column stabilized semi-submersible pipelay vessel. She had an overall length of 152 metres (499 ft), a width of 70.5 metres (231 ft) and an operating draught of 7.8 to 15.5 metres (26 to 51 ft).
The Castoro Sei in the Baltic Sea, south-east of Gotland on contract to Nord Stream, March 2011
The Castoro Sei was equipped with 2 rotating gantry cranes 134 tonnes capacity, three 130 tonnes pipe tensioners and a 400 tonnes abandon and recovery winch for pipelaying. She provided accommodation for 354 people.[1]
The firing line comprises the fixed pipelay ramp, enclosed in the central housing, running along the longitudinal centreline of the vessel. It is connected to an internal and external ramp, both of which have adjustable inclination to facilitate pipelay in varying water depths. A ramp extension unit is available for use in deep water or for severe seabed conditions.[1]
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castoro, italian, beaver, column, stabilized, semi, submersible, pipelay, vessel, overall, length, metres, width, metres, operating, draught, metres, baltic, south, east, gotland, contract, nord, stream, march, 2011historynameownersaipem, operatorsaipemport, r. The Castoro Sei Italian for Beaver Six was a column stabilized semi submersible pipelay vessel She had an overall length of 152 metres 499 ft a width of 70 5 metres 231 ft and an operating draught of 7 8 to 15 5 metres 26 to 51 ft The Castoro Sei in the Baltic Sea south east of Gotland on contract to Nord Stream March 2011HistoryNameCastoro SeiOwnerSaipem 1 OperatorSaipemPort of registryNassau BahamasBuilderFincantieri ItalyYard number4334Laid down20 May 1975Completed1978IdentificationCall sign C6DF4 IMO number 8758603 MMSI number 308162000FateScrapped Aliaga May 2022General characteristicsTonnage31 506 GTLength152 m 499 ft 1 Beam70 5 m 231 ft 1 Draught15 5 m 51 ft 1 Depth29 8 m 98 ft Speed5 8 knots 10 7 km h 6 7 mph 2 Crew330 1 The Castoro Sei was equipped with 2 rotating gantry cranes 134 tonnes capacity three 130 tonnes pipe tensioners and a 400 tonnes abandon and recovery winch for pipelaying She provided accommodation for 354 people 1 The firing line comprises the fixed pipelay ramp enclosed in the central housing running along the longitudinal centreline of the vessel It is connected to an internal and external ramp both of which have adjustable inclination to facilitate pipelay in varying water depths A ramp extension unit is available for use in deep water or for severe seabed conditions 1 The Castoro Sei was built in 1978 by Fincantieri at Trieste yard and was owned and operated by Saipem Her port of registry was Nassau Bahamas It has been used for laying a number of pipelines in the Black Sea North Sea and Mediterranean Sea including Blue Stream Greenstream Medgaz Trans Mediterranean Europipe II and BBL pipelines 3 4 5 6 The vessel also laid most of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in the Baltic Sea 7 8 References edit a b c d e f g Castoro Sei Saipem Retrieved 2010 03 28 Castoro Sei Marine Tracker Retrieved 2010 03 28 Libyan Gas Transmission System Royal Boskalis Westminster Retrieved 2009 07 29 Update on MEDGAZ offshore pipeline construction works Steel Guru 2008 12 28 Archived from the original on 2008 12 29 Retrieved 2010 03 28 Europipe II fully laid Press release Statoil 1999 06 04 Archived from the original on 2011 06 09 Retrieved 2010 01 29 BBL Company Offshore Press release BBL Company 2011 Archived from the original on 2011 09 17 Retrieved 2011 10 08 Petrova Alla 2010 03 26 First Nord Stream pipelay vessel enters Baltic Sea The Baltic Course Retrieved 2010 03 28 Nord Stream Pipeline Pipe Laying Vessel Saipem s Castoro Sei www wermac org Archived from the original on 5 October 2022 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castoro Sei ship 1978 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Castoro Sei amp oldid 1190371776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
