Castoro Sei
 The Castoro Sei in the Baltic Sea, south-east of Gotland on contract to Nord Stream, March 2011 | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Castoro Sei |
| Owner: | Saipem[1] |
| Operator: | Saipem |
| Port of registry: |
Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Builder: | Fincantieri, Italy |
| Yard number: | 4334 |
| Laid down: | 20 May 1975 |
| Completed: | 1978 |
| Identification: |
Callsign C6DF4 IMO number: 8758603 MMSI number: 308162000 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 31,506 GT |
| Length: | 152 m (499 ft)[1] |
| Beam: | 70.5 m (231 ft)[1] |
| Draught: | 15.5 m (51 ft)[1] |
| Depth: | 29.8 m (98 ft) |
| Speed: | 5.8 knots (10.7 km/h; 6.7 mph)[2] |
| Crew: | 330[1] |
The Castoro Sei (Italian for Beaver Six) is a column stabilized semi-submersible pipelay vessel. She has 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 is equipped with 2 rotating gantry cranes 134 tonnes capacity and three 110 tonne pipe tensioners for pipelaying. She provides accommodation for 330 persons.[1]
She was built in 1978 by Fincantieri, and owned and operated by Saipem. Her port of registry is Nassau, Bahamas.
The Castoro Sei 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 is also deployed for laying the Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic Sea.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Castoro Sei". Saipem. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ↑ "Castoro Sei". Marine Tracker. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ↑ "Libyan Gas Transmission System" (PDF). Royal Boskalis Westminster. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ↑ "Update on MEDGAZ offshore pipeline construction works". Steel Guru. 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ↑ "Europipe II fully laid" (Press release). Statoil. 1999-06-04. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ↑ "BBL Company Offshore" (Press release). BBL Company. 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ↑ Alla Petrova (2010-03-26). "First Nord Stream pipelay vessel enters Baltic Sea". The Baltic Course. Retrieved 2010-03-28.