Subsea 7 takes delivery of remaining newbuilds

Subsea 7 has taken delivery of Seven Arctic and Seven Kestrel, completing an investment programme that has added six newbuild vessels to its fleet since 2014.

Seven Arctic is a heavy construction flex-lay vessel designed to meet the demands of deep water and harsh environments. Capable of working at depths of 3,000m, the vessel has a 1,000-tonne offshore crane and a 600-tonne top tension (tiltable) lay system.

Seven Kestrel is a dive support vessel certified by DNV-GL with an 18-man twin-bell saturation diving system rated to 300m

The vessels were designed by Subsea 7 engineers in collaboration with Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea and Wärtsilä Ship Design, Norway.

Subsea 7 said Seven Arctic “delivers an important step change in our subsea construction capability, particularly in ultra-deep water fields which pose increasingly technical challenges.”

Both vessels will now transit to the North Sea for further crew familiarisation before commencing operations in the spring.