Christmas Magazine 2014 Olympic

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Christmas Magazine December 2014 - www.olympic.no

2014

CONTENT

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DEAR COLLEAGUE - STIG REMØY

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NEW HEADQUARTER IN FOSNAVÅG

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THON HOTEL FOSNAVÅG - IT’S MORE THAN A HOTEL

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FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH A TWINKLE IN THE EYES

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A STRONG HEADED CHILD OF THE NATURE

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PROTECTIVE FATHER AND DETERMINED BOSS

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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

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OLYMPIC SEAFOOD

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OLYMPIC MARÍTIMA

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MONTEVIDEO

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NEW EMPLOYEES

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A CHILD IS BORN IN BETHLEHEM

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FLEET AND CONTRACTS

DEAR READER

Christmas 2014 is upon us and you are now reading the 9th Edition of the Olympic Magazine.

The magazine will provide an insight into what has happened within the Olympic Group throughout the year, and we hope you will enjoy it.

Thanks to Cann AS for design and layout, and to May Britt Haukås, who has written the articles with Rune Grande, Martin Eysturdal and Monica Kolseth.

For photos and stories sent to us from all the vessels, thank you all for the contribution. We welcome new stories and photos in the year to come!

The editors hereby wish all readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Š Peder Otto Dybvik

DEAR COLLEAGUE

4 2014 will soon enter the history books. For

This means that we also need to be even

Olympic it has been a very good year with

more focused and systematic in our social

exciting development and growth.

responsiblity work. Our ethical standards within human rights, labour rights, child

This Summer we issued our Q2 result for

labour and anti corruption are not just

offshore with the headline “best Olympic

nice words, but areas where we expect full

ever”. In november we beat the Olympic

compliance.

record again with the Q3 results.

This years christmas gift from Olympic is a The results are not coincidental. They

donation to Medecins Sans Frontiers clinic

are created by the high quality work and

in Kibera, Kenya. This gift will benefit one

dedication

of the most vulnerable group in the slum

from

all

persons

working

throughout the organisation.

of Kibera and help to save lives.

What we are also happy for is the

In Fosnavåg it has been an exciting

environmental results we have achieved

autumn with opening of Thon Hotel

within important areas. The all over

Fosnavåg and Fosnavaag Ocean Academy.

prognosis for the NOx emission is lower for

The first period have been a success. Many

2014 than for 2010, even though we have

of our employees have already visited

grown more than 50% in capacity! Here we

on conferences or training, and more will

see what we can achieve by active use of

come.

new technology.

This shows Olympic’s long term commitment to human capital and competence

On a construction project this summer

for further development.

one of our vessels used about half of the clients estimated fuel consumption. The

Maybe the most historic event in 2014 for

client saved probably 10 million NOK, in

Fosnavåg is that we got our own Nobel

addition to the obvious environmental

Price winner in Medicine, May Britt Moser.

benefits.

It is a fantastic achievement and hopefully this can inspire new generations in this

This a

highlights

leader

in

Olympic’s

position

environmental

as

area to research and development.

friendly

operations.

I would like to thank everyone in the Olympic Group for your hard work and

Last year the prognosis showed that the

dedication during 2014, and a special

oil industry in Norway would need 4-5000

thanks to those of you who have made

new workers. One year later the oil

a great effort in rescue operations during

industry is reducing staff and the oil price

this year.

has been reduced by more than 40 %. The world geopolitical situation is also quite

We wish all in Olympic and their families a

different than one year ago.

peaceful Christmas and a happy new year.

The winners in these

Stig Remøy

situations will

always be the organisations who are able to handle changes in the frame conditions effectively.

A

greek

philosopher

said

something very true: The only constant in life is change.

As this magazine shows Olympic is getting even more globalized in our operations.

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CEO & Chairman of the Board

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NEW HEADQUARTER IN FOSNAVÅG

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Olympic

will

headquarters

establish at

its

new

Mjølstadneset

in

Fosnavåg. It will be an offshore and fisheries base, built for further growth and for the handling of more advanced offshore operations.

The

headquarter

will

contain

a

separate “research- and development”center and production facilities for the marine industry.

Lund Hagem Arkitekter AS won the architectural competition and attached are some pictures of their proposals.

This becomes the basis for further work on our new headquarters.

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THON HOTEL FOSNAVÅG IT’S MORE THAN A HOTEL

October 13th Thon Hotel Fosnavåg was officially opened.

The hotel has 115 rooms, and is located on the quayside in the center of Fosnavåg. Many of the rooms, and also the restaurant with seats for 220 persons, have a great view of the sea and the bird island Runde. The hotel has very good conference facilities. In connection to the hotel you will find Fosnavåg Concert Hall and Fosnavåg Cinema.

Fosnavaag

Ocean

Academy

is

connected to the hotel and is a 1000 m2 full scale ship simulator. All the simulators

are

interconnected

and

can be used together to simulate advanced offshore operations. The courses at Fosnavaag Ocean Academy is coordinated by Ålesund University College. Crew from Olympic have already attended several courses at the academy, and there is plenty more to come in 2015. We will develop our own courses, conduct joint training and be able to simulate complex operations together with our customers.

Olympic is one of the two largest investors in the academy and the hotel, and the biggest contributor to the concert hall.

Now we have a unique venue for training, conferences and social events.

We welcome you all to Fosnavåg!

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FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH A TWINKLE IN THE EYES

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By May Britt Haukås

-Carpentry, says Rune Grande (50)

-I am an Aalesundar (from Aalesund) who

half he lived there in a rented flat during

determined. That’s what he enjoys

have been granted asylum in Myrvåg, he

the week, coming home only on the week-

doing when unwinding. As long as

laughs. There he found his wife as well.

ends. Prior to this he worked with Ulstein

the phone keep silent. But it often

Now they are long since established with

shipyard in Ulsteinvik for some time. Today

rings, also outside office hours.

a house, a grown up son and a dog, only

he is the only person in Olympics technical

And he has to answer. Three of

his dialect discloses that he is not a native

department without the experience as a

Olympics subsea vessels are his

from Herøy.

However, his professional

seaman, but he knows the industry and

responsibility.

career started in his hometown, at shipyard

shipbuilding from the other sides of the

A.M. Liaaen, located at Kvennaneset.

table. That’s very useful.

- I was convinced that I should never attend school anymore, he tells. Classrooms and

-An

engineer

theory, he had had enough of it. But eight

machinery and the engines, and the

years later, he changed his mind. In order,

captain knows everything on the bridge.

he attended both technical college and

But a technical inspector needs knowledge

engineering study. Graduated, he started

about the entire ship from top to bottom,

hunting the perfect job. The search ended

he explains. The vessels are operating 24

at Kværner Kleven shipyard in Ulsteinvik.

hours a day across large parts of the globe..

He worked there for many years, until again

hey can’t wait for office hours in Fosnavåg

he started itching for new challenges.

when something’s going on.

He likes it.

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knows

all

about

the

He enjoys having a storm

THE BIG PICTURE

of issues on his hand, having to find the

In 2007, Rune Grande joined Olympic in

answers to questions he never thought of

Fosnavåg. At this time, he came from Rolls

before.

Royce Marine in Brattvåg. For a year and a

-It is an eternal learning situation, ‘ he says

11 a six years old flat coated retriever, is rather lazy compared to their previous dog. However, she has the wonderful trait of showing her teeth when she’s happy. That’s very convenient when unwelcome sales men knock on the door!

Yes, and then there’s the boat, of course, a small open boat with an outboard motor that is all too rarely used. It’s nice to go on small trips with a fishing rod or jig. With the sea full of fish right outside the living room window, he enjoys contributing to the household this way as well. Just wishing fishing could happen more often.

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY On the job, Grande is responsible of the day to day support of three subsea vessels. They are six, soon to be seven, with the title of “Vessel Manager” in the Office, plus the technical manager. The number of ships each is determined by the types.

The job involves repairs, planning during dockings, budgeting, being in touch with classing agencies and governmental agencies, and more.

Subsea vessels are the most advanced and demanding. In addition to the base crew of around 25 people, they often have up to 75 other representatives on board, specialists working with underwater remote operating vehicles (ROV) and other advanced specialist equipment for the operations under the waterline and at the bottom of the sea.

-I have a very free role, for better or worse, Grande smiles. Here, as so often in life, being forgiven is easier than asking permission.

Decisions have to be made fast and there’s no one looking over his shoulder, telling him what to do. He thinks that’s having both in a satisfactory manner. There is constantly something new

positive and negative sides to it, mostly positive.

going on, along with the development of new technologies.

-I only deal with problems, you know, he laughs. That’s what his

GOOD HUMOR

job is all about: trouble shooting, without becoming stressed,

-I suppose I’m a nice guy? That’s all he’s wants to say when

keeping his calm.

asked to characterize himself.

But sometimes he gets a little perplexed by questions asked.

come easy and he highly values the laidback humor and good

For example, someone wondered whether the hook on the

tone at work. Plenty of jokes and fun make the work days

crane could withstand water and could it be lowered into the

enjoyable. Big volleys of laughter are not uncommon in the

sea? He had to reply with a question of his own: what did the

office. And once in a while very unexpected things happen as

person think that a crane with 3,000 meters of wire with a hook

well – certainly for an office job.

at the end was meant to do on board a ship?

-I would have loved to hear the noise when the roof in Bjørn

-There are stupid questions and then there are moronic

Kvalsund’s office fell down! Grande laughs when retelling the

questions. Stupid questions are alright, he pronounces.

story he heard afterwards, about the ceiling plates falling down.

But otherwise, quick remarks

Fortunately, the room was empty when it happened, no one was JOY FROM CREATION

hurt. But he was at work on the day when all of a sudden water

A boathouse and two garages are all his doing. Built from

came pouring from the ceiling, covering some of the desks

scratch by his own bare hands. They represent hours and hours

in the section where his office is located. The people in the

of intense joy from carpentry and a complete relaxing from the

apartment above had had a real accident. Luckily no one got

job. He “likes” gardening as well. Until the mosquitos arrive in

wet. Then it makes good stories - afterwards.

the evening that is. Then he leaves the finishing of the task to her who decided this particular job had to be done.

-When owning a property, you always have something to keep you busy, he replies to the question of whether he has other hobbies. Being a dog owner also requires time, although Buffy,

A STRONG HEADED CHILD OF THE NATURE

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By May Britt Haukås

The house is situated on a hill with an open

Bergen, Norway. Within Olympic, they

view to the east, south, and west. Here she

understood what kind of talent they had on

can see the sun rise and fall into the sea.

their hands and gave her a scholarship the

When the noises from the build quiets

second year of her studies. She graduated

down, only the natures own sounds can

the best in her class and went straight to

be heard. To Monica Kolseth (28), Fanøy is

the job as a cadet on Olympic Pegasus.

paradise on earth. This is where she wants

In April 2009, Olympic Zeus was delivered.

to be when not at work for Olympic..

Kolseth continued her time as a cadet there and climbed the ranks. Today she has

Christmas Eve 2012. Olympic Zeus is

been chief officer for two years already

docked in Bergen, Norway. They are not

and just received her certificate of 1st class.

on charter that day, allowing them to drop

This means being second-in-command on

the usual shifts. The whole crew dresses

board and the deck department’s work-

up, have Christmas dinner and read the

leader.

Christmas gospel together. Monica Kolseth

-I think it’s gone smoothly, she says

almost get tears in her eyes when telling:

amiably in pronounced Sunnfjord dialect.

-This is “the other family.” Therefore, it’s so

During summer between semesters at

nice being able to do things together like

nautical school she worked on a ferry in

this when away from home at Christmas.

the Sognefjord. That was enough. Offshore

It makes the longing for those at home

is much more exciting.

a little easier, she says. Every other Christmas she’s at work.

She’s hoping

ACTIVE LIFE

they will be able to celebrate Christmas

Growing up as one of just 10-12 inhabitants,

eve in this manner this year as well. She

you learn to keep busy on your own. When

and assistant steward Åshild will bake the

home means the saga island of Kinn, at

Christmas cookies together. They are the

the far western part of the archipelago

only women on board.

Batalden in Flora municipality, you also learn how to handle boats. And you learn

APPRENTICESHIP

how to fish and to love the nature. She

Mix up in the crew changes is what she

grew up with three older brothers, their

considers the most annoying part of her

grandparents living right next door and the

job. You know: when set on going home,

three children of the neighboring family.

obstacles are irritating. Apart from that,

They went to school at the neighboring

Kolseth loves her job at Olympic. This is

island by boat. It was a great childhood.

where she became an adult. At the age

-I’m no city girl, she exclaims. She had

of 18 she was offered an apprenticeship

reached 16 when her mother and stepfather

by the governmental training office in

moved on to the neighboring island of

Ålesund. She served one year on board

Fanøy, building a new house there. Now, she

Olympic Princess and the second on

and her boyfriend Hans Christian Haaland

Olympic

are building a new house on the island as

Pegasus

before

having

her

qualifying examination.

well. He works for Telenor in Bergen. He is

-I wanted to try the offshore profession as

planning either to find a new job or to bring

an apprentice to find out whether it would

his existing job along when moving in.

suit me, she explains. It did. And having

-There is no stress or hassle here. The days

been on board both a supply ship and an

go by fishing, hiking, baking, and now, house

anchor-handler, there was no doubt in her

building, Kolseth smiles. Fanøy has 65

mind what was her cup of tea: anchor-

inhabitants, one convenience store which

handling. That’s where you find the biggest

all inhabitants are cognizant of using, and

challenges and variety in work.

just two cars in total on the island. The cars are rarely used on the narrow gravel roads.

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TALENT

The best means of transport when visiting

The apprenticeship made her want more.

each other are the legs. When coming

Next stop was the Nautical School in

to or leaving the island, there’s a local

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the carpenter is in charge of the rest

Kolseth has given her boat grandma’s name.

while she is at sea and Hans Christian is

“Eleanor” is a Stormway F29 equipped for

in Bergen. May 1th, it should be finished.

use all-year-round with a 315-hp Yanmar

A few days later she goes off work and

engine. Half an hour is all she needs for a

the couple can move in. Then a new era

quick ride to Florø. The boat also comes

will begin. The new one floor home of

handy when giving Tupperware parties on

100 square meters will be the framework

the neighboring islands. This activity has

of their future together. It is exciting, they

been downplayed in favor of the house

look forward to it.

build in the past six months, but she plans to give at least two of them before Christmas. The social aspect is the main goal of this activity during her periods off work, not the prospect of a huge income.

-It’s fun, a great way to meet people and keep updated on the latest news, she laughs.

WOMAN ON BOARD The question of how it is, being the sole or one of very few women on board, is familiar. She understands why people ask.

She has also heard stories about young women having a hard time on board.

-I have been very fortunate with my coworkers. They have taken care of me and taught me well, we are a stable and coherent bunch, she says. When looking back, she understands that she was a little more protected than the other apprentices, the boys got to try things a bit faster. But it doesn’t matter, she knows it’s all about caring for her, not an attempt to keep her back. She is fond of her colleagues and their workplace, they are good team.

-Olympic Zeus was among the best and most advanced in the market when the vessel was delivered five years ago, she proudly says. The ship is an OCV, built for anchor handling, laying cables, under water operations and with a 250-ton offshore crane. The flexibility gives them a wide range of missions. She finds that both exciting and challenging. It’s not unthinkable that in a few years from now, she will be in command on board. She’s got plans, but there’s no hurry.

FUTURE The house on the hilltop is watertight, before Christmas it will be fully finished outside. Inside she is planning to lay the floor and put on the wallpapers herself,

PROTECTIVE FATHER AND DETERMINED BOSS

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By May Britt Haukås

At work he is the boss. He’s in charge of

sister’s boy and girl, Eysturdal explains. His

getting everything running smoothly, for

family is important to him, they are close.

the sake of the charterer, his employer and the crew. It’s in his role to be strict. But at

TOUGH START

home, Captain Martin Eysturdal (38) is not

For Solrun, learning Danish was difficult

always the undisputed boss. Nevertheless

in the beginning. But now all the three

the goal is always the same: finding the

children master the language. Julian is an

best solutions.

active scout and Frida plays the handball.

They all feel at home in Svendborg.

When becoming a father at the age of

-It’s good to see that the kids are all right,

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says Eysturdal. They are the top priority

at a young age. Two years later, Martin

on his list of what’s important in life. Good

Eysturdal became a father again, to Solrun.

health and a nice job coming second and

She has Down syndrome.

third.

-It was a shock, says the captain of

-It was tough at first, but having a child

Olympic Triton. He was the first captain

with Down syndrome has taught me new

from the Faroe Islands to be employed by

aspects of life and of myself, we have

Olympic. In 2006 he joined the company

grown with the task, ‘ he says.

as the chief officer on Olympic Orion and advanced to captain 1.5 years later. By then

THE SEA AS A WORKPLACE

he had three young children to long for

Growing up in the fishery capitol of

at home in Klaksvik while being away at

Klaksvik having seamen’s blood running

work. It’s like living two separate lives. But

in his veins, there was never any doubt

with regulated shifts he spends the same

that the sea would be young Martin’s

amount of time at home as at the job, it

workplace. Having finished nine years of

works well. The children are used to their

elementary school, he decided to take the

dad being gone 4-5 weeks at a time.

10th at a technical college before engaging on board the first fishing boat. Four years

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS

later he went to Denmark for half-a-year

Currently, Julian is 14 years old, Solrun is 12

of nautical studies. Having tried the life on

and Fríða is 10. And they live in Svendborg

board a Danish freighter for six months,

in Denmark. A school giving Solrun the

more education was tempting. He went

specialized education she needs is the

home to the Faroe Islands to complete

main reason why the family emigrated.

3-years of nautical studies in Torshavn. In

-Today she can both read and write, she

the year 2000, the year he became a dad

is thriving, says a pleased Eysturdal. He

for the first time, he was employed by the

is happy and relieved that it worked out

Danish Maersk Supply Service.

so well, both with her and the other two

-It felt like entering into another world, he

children. In Klaksvik, Solrun managed well

laughs. The job was still at sea, but apart

during kindergarten. The problems started

from that similarities are few between the

when entering elementary school. There

fisheries and the offshore fleet.

she was not able to follow her classmates,

Six years later, he felt the need of a change

she became a sad and unhappy little girl.

again and started looking for relevant jobs

This was painful to the rest of the family

in Norway.

as well, leading to the idea of moving to

-Looking to Norway was all natural to

Denmark. In the Faroe Islands no school

me, both because of the language that I

could offer Solrun the kind of teaching she

knew already, but also because I had dealt

needed. The family decided to make the

with many Norwegians in my previous

step, they emigrated four years ago.

jobs, he explains. He found Olympic to be

-Above all, settling on Svendborg is due to

interesting and made a contact. That was

the specialized school. But additionally it’s

hitting the target.

a great benefit having one of my sisters and

-I am thriving. In particular the flat structure,

her family living here, and also my oldest

the good dialogue and the cooperation

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an unforgettable impression, ‘ he says,

board makes Olympic a good company to

thankful that his own three kids are having

work for, ‘ he says. The new and modern

a good and safe childhood. They get to see

fleet is also a big plus. Olympic Triton was

other parts of the world as well: during the

delivered in 2007. The ship is a Subsea

winter holidays their dad is taking them

Construction Vessel, built for underwater

on a ski trip to Sweden, alpine skiing, of

operations at the oil fields.

course.

-We don’t get a lot of that in Denmark, he

GLOBETROTTER

laughs, telling that in his younger days he

Mexico, West Africa, Nigeria, India, Brazil:

used to go skiing quite often during winter

the job has made it possible for Martin

in the Faroe Islands. They walked up the

Eysturdal to visit quite a bit of the world

mountains to ski downhill, there were no ski

besides the North Sea and the Norwegian

lifts. He enjoys skiing and to keep himself

Sea. He enjoys travelling and experiencing

in a reasonable shape. He would not brag

different countries and cultures. But some

to be an athlete, but likes to use the fitness

impressions are so strong that they are

room on board from time to time. When

hard to leave behind:

not at work, the kids, the family, the boat,

-The poverty and misery I’ve seen in

the house and the motorcycle is what gets

India, West Africa and Nigeria is terrible.

most of his attention. He is enjoying that

The

as well.

conditions

under

which

lots

of

children without parents are living make

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16 GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC HERA

article was written and will be published in

2014 is soon history and it has been a

Sunnmørsposten. The A-frame was used

busy year with yard stay and a lot of

for a project, charted by Jumbo. The ship

work. Longer stay at quay has been rather

worked well with the A-frame mounted

absent.

and the job was performed rather quick and efficient. When finished with the

It has been quite an intriguing year with

project the A-frame was demobilized at

many different projects assigned to Hera.

Ulsteinvik.

Mainly we have been doing rig-moves and

Hera is becoming an aging teenager, and

ROV work. There have also been a couple

with accession to this, she has been in

of cargo runs. Most of the year we have

dry dock on a 5 year class in Fredrikshavn,

spent on the south North Sea.

DK. She has also had a short career as an actress, in the movie Extreme Anchor

During august we had a short yard stay

Handling. Which had huge expectations

at Ulsteinvik, where we had the A-frame

and demand.

(lifting cap: 350t) mounted for the first time in Hera’s history. It was a busy week with a

We expect that 2015 will be at least as

lot to manage, but also new experience for

intriguing and eventful as 2014. Who

the crew. A hired photographer captured

knows, maybe the Swedes decide to open

the whole project with pictures and an

up for a new market in the Baltic Sea?

Teamwork. AB ´ s educating a deck trainee.

Santa Claus visiting Olympic Hera to drop

Olympic Hera shows her best side

Hera sailing of into the horizon for new missions.

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off some gifts to the crew

17 With those words said, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New 2015! We dedicate a special thought to those who spend, these merry times onboard and to their loved ones.

- Olympic Hera with crew “Probably the best anchor handler in the world�

Crew

A-frame mounted at Ulsteinvik.

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OLYMPIC ORION

GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC ORION Olympic Orion started 2014 with a project job at UK sector. When this project was completed we ended up with supply duties in the Barents Sea. This was a new area and environment for some of the crew.

After completion of this job, we conducted annual DNV and DP audits with flying colors in Stavanger and we were ready for our second season with BP UK, Walk2Work, Ampelmann project at UK sector.

After we finished the W2W project “Orion” have been trading in the spot market both Norwegian & UK sector.

Both shifts onboard Olympic Orion will take the opportunity to wish all colleges off shore and on shore a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC ELENA 2014 has been a relatively busy year for

shift A the crew has also been 100% smoke

Olympic Elena after we late autumn last

free, and this we are very proud of.

year got the message from Petrobras that we from now on only should supply deck

Olympic Elena has had several vettings and

cargo and fresh water to installations

audits during 2014 and we have received

outside the Campus area.

good feedback and also good “score” from charterer Petrobras. This inspires us all on

While earlier we had the opportunity to visit

board to do an even better job in the year

several ports, such as Angra dos Reis in the

to come.

south and Vitoria in the north, we now only went in and out of Macae with typically 2-3

Finally we would like to wish all Olympic

calls per week. Early on we found less time

crew, those onboard and those at home for

for maintenance compared to previously,

Christmas, all office personnel both home

but both shifts adjusted quickly to this.

in Fosnavåg, in Rio and in Macae a Merry

Bad weather on Campus field (and hence

Christmas and a Happy New Year 2015!

WoW) in the winter contributed to a lower frequency of trips to Macae, and most of the exterior maintenance had to wait.

One longed yard stay in Niteroi now at the end of 2014 has already started and we really look forward to getting the vessel “ship shape” to then emerge as a “new ship” again. The plan is to be fully operational again for Petrobras in good time before Christmas starts.

We have been blessed with a good and stable crew on both shifts throughout the year, and the feeling that we are a “big family” that pulls the load in the same direction is certainly present. It can´ t get much better than this. For several trips on

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OLYMPIC CHALLENGER

GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC CHALLENGER Challenger did 3 project for 3 different clients this year.

We started the year with a Prelay boulder grabbing, piling and concrete matt job for Marathon Oil Norway.

The summer was as last year spent west of Shetland on the Quad 204 project.

We installed structures 80Te, jumpers, cutted

umbilicals,

survey,

many

other

smaller jobs for BK UK. Last project was just outside Humber river working on a DONG wind farm. Again installing concrete matts.

Wind farm work was a new experience for the Challenger crew.

The planning ahead is next two summers west of Shetland on the Quad 204 project.

There is no exotic or tropical plans for the Challenger in the near future.

We wish all a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.

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OLYMPIC CHALLENGER

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ACCESS

CHALLENGER

Preikestolen is located in Ryfylke, Rogaland,

We started the year layed up at Stavanger.

a county in Western Norway. The city of

We used two Sunday’s at the Lay up period

Stavanger, the fourth largest in Norway,

to visit the world famous pulpit rock at

is located 25 kilometers from the site,

Lysefjord.

and the parking facility for Preikestolen is

We splitted the crew in two groups to

located about one hour from Stavanger by

offer the entire crew a trip to Preikestolen.

ferry and car.

Most of the crew did the hike walk to

Access to Preikestolen from Stavanger is

Preikestolen.

via the RV13 road and the ferry from Tau.

People are travelling from all over the

From the south, access is by the RV13

world to visit the pulpit rock. For many of

through Sandnes via the ferry from Lauvik

us this was a mountain hike experience of

to Oanes. The road is usually open and the

a life time.

ferries running year-round. However, due to

It would be preferred to do the hike on

snow, it is not always possible to do the

lovely summer day, but we do not have the

hike to the top in the winter.

luxury being layed up at summer time.

The road to the site ends at a parking

We picked two lovely winter days with very

facility at Preikestolen Fjellstue, with a trail

little snow and ice on the rocky mountain.

extending from the parking facility to the

One day it was just below zero and the

site. A round-trip hike to Preikestolen from

other just above zero degrees Celsius.

the closest car park takes about 3–4 hours for someone of average fitness.

PREIKESTOLEN

The

Preikestolen or Prekestolen, also known by

steep in places. The path starts at

the English translations of Preacher’s

the Preikestolhytta, at an elevation of

Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, is a famous tourist

approximately 270 metres (886 feet)

attraction in Forsand, Ryfylke, Norway. It

above sea level, and climbs to 604 metres

consists of a steep cliff which rises 604

(1982 feet). The hike takes 1–3 hours

metres (1982 feet) above Lysefjorden,

depending on experience and fitness level.

opposite the Kjerag plateau, with an

Even though the elevation differential is

almost flat top of approximately 25 by 25

only 334 metres (1096 feet) and the walk

metres (82 by 82 feet).

is not particularly long (3.8 km each way),

Tourism at the site has been increasing in

the total elevation gain and loss over the

recent years, with between 150,000 and

course of the hike is more than one might

200,000 visitors in 2012 making it one of

initially expect, as the path climbs and

the most visited natural tourist attractions

descends various ridges. The walk is not

in Norway. Due to its increased popularity,

recommended in winter and spring when

there is currently a project under way to

there is snow and ice, and the track may be

improve the path to the site, which is only

slippery. The best season to hike the trail

accessible via a 3.8 km (2.4 mi.) hike.

is from April to October. Sturdy shoes and

walk

to

Preikestolen

is

very

rain gear are recommended for the hike.

NAME

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The old local name of the site is Hyvlatonnå

IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

(English: Planned Tooth). The name Preke-

In early April 2013, a project started to

stolen (without the i) was coined around

improve the path up to Preikestolen as

the year 1900 when the local tourist

the old one is so small that it often causes

organisation,

Turistforening

“delays”, and at some points on the path its

wanted to promote the site for trekking.

Stavanger

sometimes impossible to get through. Per

The “i” was added later to concord

August 2014, the path has been completed.

with Nynorsk, the official local form of

Access to the plateau has been improved

Norwegian, and the site is now known both

and traffic on the way up and down has been

locally and officially as “Preikestolen.”

much less delayed because of bottlenecks.

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FORMATION

The authorities have opted not to install

The cliff was formed during the ice age,

fencing or other safety devices as they felt

approximately 10,000 years ago, when the

it would detract from the natural beauty

edges of the glacier reached the cliff. The

of the site and the fact that fatalities at

water from the glacier froze in the crevices

the site are extremely rare, despite having

of the mountain and eventually broke off

approximately 200,000 visitors each year.

large, angular blocks, which were later

Furthermore, there were concerns that

carried away with the glacier. This is the

fences or other devices might encourage

cause of the angular shape of the plateau.

dangerous behavior such as climbing onto

Along the plateau itself there continues

the fences. It should also be noted that

to be a deep crack. Due to these cracks,

it is a policy from Norwegian authorities

the plateau will at some point fall down,

that “we cannot fence in all nature in

but all the geological investigations have

this country”, and this is supported by the

revealed that this will not happen in the

Norwegian population who are generally

foreseeable future, and geologists have

more accustomed to “dangerous nature” of

confirmed the safety of the plateau.

their country than foreign tourists.

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OLYMPIC TRITON

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS Christmas Greetings to all our Olympic

After

the

dry

dock,

we

headed

for

colleagues – on shore and off shore.

Newcastle to replace the crane wire on our

It’s already time again to sit down and

150 t crane.

look back on another year that has almost

The contract to Canyon Offshore Ltd.

passed.

which the vessel has been in charter for

For the crew on Olympic Triton, another

since it was delivered in 2007 has now

adventurous year has almost passed, with

come to an end.

many challenges, but also many rewarding experiences.

As these lines are written, the vessel is still alongside Newcastle, waiting on our next

We started the year in Gabon in West

assignment.

Africa, working for Total/Gardline.

We can look back on a year where we

We had a ROV Drill mobilized and

have completed our assigned projects

performed seabed core sample drilling on

with success and in good cooperation with

the west coast of Gabon.

the Olympic office and our charterer and

After completing our job in West Africa, we

clients.

headed for Aberdeen after a short stop in

The credit goes to the exceptionally good

Las Palmas.

crew on board Olympic Triton, who has

In April we started a big mobilization in

done an outstanding job to achieve this

Kalundborg in Denmark.

success.

Our

charterer

Canyon

Offshore

had

secured a job for a Danish company, called

To our colleagues at sea, the office team

JD-Contractor.

on shore, our families and friends at home

A cable reel and lay system was mobilized.

– we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a

The job itself was to install power cables

Prosperous New Year

on the Borkum-Riffgrund wind farm park.

This job was completed in July and after

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this we did two smaller jobs for Vattenfall

On behalf of the crew on Olympic Triton

and Bibbi, before returning to Denmark for

Martin Eysturdal

dry dock at Ørskov Yard.

Capt.

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OLYMPIC COMMANDER

GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC COMMANDER 2014 started with supply duties in Denmark and Norway.

In the beginning of May we went to Wilhelmshaven to mobilize the vessel for cable laying duties for Siem Offshore Contractors in the Baltic Sea. We started cable laying in June at Baltic 2 Windfarm, north of Rügen, Germany.

We

have

been

in

Drammen

loading

cable, which we are laying between the 80 windmills. The project is likely to be completed in the beginning of 2015. During the entire project our working relationship has been excellent with all parties involved.

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Olympic Commander

COMMANDER CHRISTMAS PICTURE 2014 Front left: Roger Johanson, Sámal Clementsen, Jorunn Langhaug, Jonas Ertesvaag, Mikal Sporstøl, Arve Brækkan, Christoph Janssen, Solveig Andersen, Hjortur Jonsson, Severin Brandal, Christian Grønli, Steffen Dahl, Johannis Lydersen, Ivar Flataker, Runi Egholm, Aleksander Bjerga, Øystein Ask, Marco Andberg, Magnus Grytten, Andreas Fure.

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GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC PROGRESS Wishing you all a Christmas overflowing with Love & Laughter!

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GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC HERCULES The year of 2014 has been an active year for the ship in the North Sea spot market.

We have performed jobs both on Norwegian and UK sector, mainly rig moves. When writing this the Hercules is performing its 23rd rig move operation this year.

The atmosphere and the teamwork onboard has been excellent.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

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OLYMPIC POSEIDON

GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC POSEIDON 2014 has been a quite busy year for Olympic Poseidon, which at the age of sixteen is working harder than ever. We are mainly doing rigmoves on the spotmarked, both on the UK, Dutch and Norwegian sector.

This last year there has been a lot of upgrades

and

renewal

of

equipment

onboard, and thanks to a highly motivated crew,

Poseidon

is

still

a

very

well

maintained vessel.

Hopefully next year will be just as good as the one we are soon to put behind us, and that we will keep on moving rigs for years to come.

The Crew of Olympic Poseidon wish all Olympic employees both offshore and onshore a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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OLYMPIC INTERVENTION IV

32 GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC

GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC

INTERVENTION IV OCEANEERING

INTERVENTION IV

2014 has been another successful year.

Yet another year has gone on Olympic

The OI4 has again established itself as

Intervention IV and once again we can look

the standard for safety and performance.

back on a year with a fully booked work

This cannot happen without team work,

schedule and lots of different and exiting

and the OI4 has an incredible team. One

projects completed in good co-operation

proof of this has been the evaluations

with our long time charter Oceaneering.

and comments from our numerous clients,

Also this year we have been so very

all giving high praise to the entire vessel.

fortunate to go in and out of our favorite

Another is, our having reached 415 days

port;

without an LTA (lost time accident). This

might not be the best place to see any

is not by accident, or luck. This is due to

tourist

the safety culture throughout OI4. I would

communication or the rules of navigation

like to personally thank the entire crew:

for that matter, but this is by far the best

Olympic, Fugro, and Oceaneering for all

place to learn the local radio lingo, practice

their support in continuously improving

your patience while maneuvering in port

our high standards.

and do some excessive online shopping...

Port

attractions,

Fourchon.

learn

about

This radio

Shell continues to be one of our primary

And for that we have come to love it..

clients,

performed

At time of writing we are engaged in a

projects for ENI, BHP, LLOG, and Chevron;

project with a new groundbreaking tool

covering work from hydrate remediation, to

for scanning of subsea pipes. The project

jumper and tree installation, to inspection.

is in its introductory face as this is the first

Currently we are contracted to Shell,

time this tool is being used. The so called

assisting Tracerco with Discovery Tool pipe

“Discovery tool” has had a development

scans. This is exciting technology with

cost of no less than 35 million USD! and

many possibilities for pipeline inspection,

can for simplifications be compared to an

potentially leading to better understanding

MR-scanner used in a hospital. This is the

regarding hydrate remediation.

only tool of its kind and as for now the

It appears that Shell has the vessel

client is very pleased with the readings

booked up through the rest of 2014 with

and the progress being made.

jumper installations, and IMR.

We are proud to be a part of this team that

We look forward to a busy and profitable

again sets the standards for safety and

2015.

progress in the Gulf of Mexico.

I would like to take this opportunity to

Captain

wish all, a very happy holiday season; and

employees a merry Christmas and a happy

a prosperous and Happy New Year.

new year!

however

we

also

Hal Roemer OM: Olympic Intervention IV Oceaneering Int’l, Inc.

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beautiful

and

crew

wish

all

Olympic

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GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC PRINCESS In the end of September we got on hire for

We are 15 crew members on board,

Chevron. We are sailing between Aberdeen

including two AB trainees and an engine

and Captain Oilfield approximately 74 NM.

cadet. The social environment on board

The cargo we are transporting is loaded

is very good; a day never passes without a

mostly in the river Dee, and manoeuvring in

good laugh.

the river is a big challenge due to the tide water and strong wind at the same time.

We are transporting mostly deck cargo, brine and mud. We have up to 13 roundtrips a month.

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Florida who will be the homeport, a really

Olympic Boa started on a 3 years firm

nice place with good port facilities.

contract with BOA Marine Services in US

After 5 weeks at standby in Pensacola,

after delivery from Kleven Yard in end of

Olympic Boa got the first subsea job with

April-2014

OPG ”Oceaneering project group” a job we

The first job was in North Sea at UK sector

still is performing 30.11.14

for Chevron as an Accommodation vessel,

Scoop:

with a huge Ampelman system mounted

installation inch survey at MC 253-300

on the aft deck. This job was from May

for the new production unit DELTA HOUSE

untill end of August, then OCV Olympic

for LLOG Exploration who is the leading

Boa started the transit over to the US,

privately owned deep water exploration

with a short stop on the Azores for CX of

company operating in the Gulf of Mexico.

Captain` s where Mr Geir Angelsen signed

After this job Olympic Boa is going directly

off and Mr Morten Stakvik signed on.

on hire after demob, next job is installation

Olympic Boa continued the transit across

of suction piles, so it seems like BOA

the Atlantic and had a beautiful passage in

Marine services will keep the vessel busy

very nice weather. We stopped at Bahamas

during the rest of 2014.

Umbilical

and

flying

leads

–Freeport, for a cx of marine crew and up manning of ROV crew from Oceaneering

The crew and clients are very happy with

and deck crew/riggers from BOA.

the vessel. Feedback from our clients so

Olympic Boa arrived in Mobile Alabama

far, is that Olympic Boa is one of the best

on Sept 15th , and it was some really busy

vessels they have been working on. Good

days with custom inspection, US coast

capacity, an all-round vessel that can carry

guard inspection, Health Inspection and

out the most of the subsea work at deep

MLC & ISPS Audit from DNV GL.

water.

Olympic Boa passed all these audit

The crew on both shifts onboard Olympic

without any NC or remarks, so the crew did

Boa, wants to wish all Olympic employees

a very good job both before the inspections

at office and sailing personnel

to make the vessel ready and during the

really good Christmas and a happy new

execution of the inspection` s.

year!

After this Olympic Boa sailed to Pensacola

Olympic Boa crew have nice days in

OCV Olympic Boa at MC 253-300

Olympic Jebsen crew and Captain at the

Pensacola Florida, this is from a team

“Umbilical lay and connection up at DELTA

beach! Captain Morten Stakvik, Steward

building course. AB-Crane operator Ove

House production unit.

Charlie Lee, Steward Alvin Gentiles and

Geir Myklebust, Captain Morten Stakvik, Chief Engineer Stig Soløy and Electrician Olav Fosseide

Laying Umbilical

Steward Renato Pasague

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OLYMPIC ARES

GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC ARES 2014 has been an active year for Olympic

Field for Premier Oil. At the field, located

Ares and the crew.

on the west coast of Shetland, the vessel has been involved in installing the entire

In January we departed the shipyard in

basic infrastructure for the export of oil

Ulsteinvik heading for the Orkney Islands

using an underwater “unload pump” to

for a short job, and then there were several

Shuttle tankers. We also laid flexi pipes to/

shorter ROV jobs at the UK sector. The

from the platform and the subsea wells.

more complex jobs this year have mainly

When the field is ready for production it

´ s been flexi pipe laying to/ from FPSO

will be remotely operated from Aberdeen

and subsea wells. Most jobs have been

with an unmanned platform.

mobilized from Peterhead on the north east coast of Scotland.

Late

November,

Olympic

Ares

began

crossing the Atlantic Ocean to the US In June, Olympic Shipping and Bibby

and Galveston, Texas more specifically.

Offshore agreed on a 3-year charter party.

The vessel will be a central part of Bibby

During that time, Olympic Ares started

Offshore´ s operations offshore US.

working on a larger project at the Solan

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In time of writing, we are halfway across the Atlantics. We have had some bad weather but everyone is looking forward to warmer weather and new waters for Olympic Ares.

With this small greeting from all of us at Olympic Ares we wish everyone in Olympic a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Pic of Posiedon and Hercules towing Prospect 5 and Octopus on tow bridle on Songa Dee

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Cromarty Firth November this year, the picture is taken from Olympic Octopus.

Olympic Poseidon and Olympic Hercules are towing Prospect 5, and Olympic Octopus is on tow bridle on Songa Dee.

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the crew on Olympic Octopus to all our colleagues in Olympic!

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OLYMPIC TAURUS

GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC TAURUS

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This year we started with Deme on

In the middle of September we arrived in

Windmill farm, installing cable at windmill

Port of Spain at Trinidad and had a short

farm in Belgium/Holland. That job ended

mob. Since then we have been working in

in January and we had a short yard stay in

Venezuela water for assist Saipem with

Haugesund.

Castoro 7 to installing a gas pipeline.

Then we had one month in the spot

At Christmas time we probably will be

marked for supply, before we got a new

heading back to the North Sea and to

contract for WSMC to lay more cable at

normal area for working, where the logistic

windmill farm at Dutch sector, out from

is working.

Esbjerg.

In the middle of August, after one month in

Olympic Taurus crew would like to wish

Rotterdam, we got contract with Imprasub

everyone,

and left for Algeciras and mob of ROV/

celebrating Christmas onboard , a merry

equipment.

Christmas and a happy new year!

especially

those

who

are

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GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC ENERGY Olympic Energy looks back at a busy

miles every week in at times very harsh

year. We started the year on chart for

environment, but Olympic Energy has

ConocoPhillips Norway and continued on

proven to be a very capable vessel and the

chart for Statoil.

crew is happy to perform our duties here.

Now we perform supply and NOFO duties out from Kristiansund and supplies the

The crew of Olympic Energy wishes all a

southern fields of the Norwegian sea. We

peaceful Christmas and a prosperous new

back add at average almost 800 Nautical

year.

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GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC PEGASUS Olympic Pegasus has been working for Petrobras for the past 4 years, with Rio de Janeiro as the main port.

The main operations Olympic Pegasus has been carrying out during this 4 years, has been Rig Move and Pre-Mooring operation at Campos, Santos and Espirito Santos oilfields.

The crew is now looking ahead, to see what adventure the next 4 years will bring, if it will be working for Petrobras or some new adventure on the horizon.

The best wishes to all Olympian Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Coffe break on Deck. Genival, Rodger, Marinho, Roberto, Trond.

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From Left : Pætur Klein Jacobsen, Trond Nygard, Adauto Marinho Macedo Junior, Luis Antonio Cordeiro Costa, Luan Martins Furlan, Kleder Oliveira Pimenta, Genival Soares da Silva, Jose de Franca Santos, Cassio Felipe FonsecaTaranto, Wayne do Nascimento Silva, Arnbjørn Hjelm, Andre Pedro Teodoro, Elton Frattani Moura, Jose Roberto dos Santos Alves. Jogvan Heini Olsen, Lars Petter Bakke, Rodger Saldanha Silva de Oliveira, Lucas Cruze de Moura, Louis Højgaard, Harald Sørdal, Bruno Araujo Pereira, Daniel Alves Sales.

The Galley Department. Jose, Luis, Wayne.

Coffee break in Engine Control Room. Harald, Pætur, Trond, Jogvan.

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GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC ELECTRA 2014 we have continuously been working on our long term contract for Centrica Energy out of Great Yarmouth, UK. Serving the Rig Noble Julie Robertson that was renamed to Paragon B391. As the rig changes location we follow her around in the southern part of the North Sea, UK Sector.

In April the vessel changed flag from NOR to NIS and some of our old crew had to leave us and new Filipino colleagues came onboard.

In the end of October we went to German Drydocks in Bremerhaven for some repair works and to install new FRC Davit and Nitrogen compressor unit .

The Captain and his crew on Olympic Electra wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2015!

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GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC PROMOTER On behalf of the Officers and crew of Olympic Promoter, we wish you all in advance a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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OLYMPIC ZEUS

GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC ZEUS Olympic Zeus has also this year worked in the Spot market in the North Sea. We

have

been

working

for

several

customers and done several different jobs inkl. ROV jobs, Crane Jobs, Sub sea and regular AH jobs.

In March “Olympic Zeus” turned 5 years and we were in dry dock in Fredrikshavn, Denmark, after this from April until August we were on a contract for REEF Subsea.

The work scope was to install a PRM (Permanent Reservoar Monitoring ) System around the GRANE platform.

The system consists of 35 seismic cabels wich we trenched into the seabed and contolcabels wich we connected to GRANE Platform.

Total cable length of 192 km.

Both shifts on Olympic Zeus wishes all Olympians a peaceful Christmas at home or at sea and a happy and inspiring new Year.

Picture from left: Anders Kopperstad, Anders Nedberge, John Arne Riiber, Hans Christian Reite, Frode Rønninghaug, Erlend Soldal, Georg Hjelmeseth, Freddy Aas, Kim Larsen, Andre Bjørnland, Kim Nygård, Geir Helge Stave, Øystein Osvoll, Kenneth Elfving, Sylvia Breivik, Erlend Djupvik, Ingvald Lund, Roger Remøy.

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OLYMPIC CANYON

GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC CANYON Dear readers of the Christmas magazine.

These accidents have made a strong

We are coming closer to the Christmas

impression on all of us on board, and

advent and Christmas celebration, and soon

reminds us that life at sea not always is

the year 2014 will be over and 2015 is here

“rose red”.

with new challenges and duties. Olympic Canyon is still on long term charter for

Captain Hanus D.Højgaard and his crew

Canyon and located on Krishna Godavari

send

field in Bay of Bengal East India. During the

greetings to all in Olympic onshore and

last years we have done the usual ROV &

offshore.

their

Christmas

and

New

Year

Crane work for Reliance Industries.

During the last year, Olympic Canyon has been called to assist on two unfortunate incidents. The first was an Indian Navy Torpedo Recovery vessel that sunk and we were asked by the Indian navy to search for it with our ROV. The vessel was located sitting upright on the seabed. The total crew number was 28, and unfortunately 4 of those are still not found and are probably still trapped inside the vessel.

The second one was a fishing boat that capsized with 7 crew members, near to our location. 5 persons were rescued and 2 were missing. We engaged in the search as on scene commander together with two other offshore vessels, but with a surface currant of 4 knots, we did not manage to find the missing fishermen. A few days later the Indian coastguard found the casualties and they were brought to the port of Kakinada to their families. It was also agreed onboard that the ship´s welfare would contribute to the families for their troubled condition.

A greeting card received from the Indian Navy Warship Kirpan.

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GREETINGS FROM JUVEL Just a short Christmas greeting to you all from Juvel. We are currently for anchor in Alpha Zone outside Montevideo, Uruguay, preparing for the coming season. We have been resting here since last week of June doing general maintenance and a few alterations in the factory. As usual in the lay-up period we have reduced crew onboard divided on 8 nationalities. We are aiming to go back to the fishing grounds in Antarctica late January.

From all of us to all of you – Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC PRAWN

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We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Best regards, the crew members on Olympic Prawn

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NORDØYTRÅL

GREETINGS FROM NORDØYTRÅL We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Best regards, the crew on Nordøytrål

VEBJØRN ENDRESETH, 22 years of age, was reported missing on March 24th 2014 after his sailboat was found empty outside Tustna in Nordmøre. Vebjørn started his career as a trainee on board Nordøytrål in 2010, and carried on as a fisherman after finishing his training period. He was a skillful fisherman whom his peers appreciated highly. Vebjørn is strongly missed among his colleagues on board Nordøytrål, and in Olympic.

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By Steivor Tangen

GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC SEAFOOD

enormous opportunity, we have worked

2014 has been exciting and hectic for

for a long time to get the product into the

everybody working at Olympic Seafood.

market, and we are getting there.

Since last time we have a new distributor in India, GC Chemie Pharmie, headquartered

As usual, we also attended the big

in Mumbai. Cooperation is well underway

tradeshow in Las Vegas. There was a

and Inge Bruheim is now testing different

particular focus on our powder PRISTINE

competing products so that we can

and our distributor Bioriginal had hired a

communicate to the market why we

well-known personal trainer to talk about

believe our oil is the best. This is a huge

this at the seminar that they held. We

market

with

we

got very good feedback on both products

we

and our profile. The new updated website,

attended the tradeshow Health Ingredients

www.rimfrostkrill.com, was launched in

in September.

conjunction with the trip to the US. The last

experienced

many this

opportunities;

ourselves

when

show of the year was in Amsterdam. For The same applies to China. We were

both tradeshows, we hosted our popular

fortunate to get a visit from a Chinese

Get Together “Taste of Norway”.

delegation in September organized by

In late October Bjørnar Kleiven and John

our distributor, Novosana. They visited

Cameron travelled to Australia (and in

Sunnmøre for 3 days and we had the

John’s case New Zealand also). While

pleasure of telling our story and show

John concentrated on RIMFROST’s sales

them around an entire day. This is an

and

manufacturing

operations

in

the

region Bjørnar focussed on the political, with attendance at the annual CCAMLR meeting in Hobart, Australia. They teamed up in Sydney to attend the Complementary Medicines of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, the most important conference on the health supplements calendar in that part of the world. RIMFROST used the meeting to announce its re-naming and to stress to the market the scale of its operations. The impact made was extremely

strong.

All

delegates

were

impressed how far RIMFROST had come in a few short years.

The Australasian operation now comprises two manufacturing sites (one for RIMFROST Sublime Krill Oil and the other for Pristine Krill Powder), a new product development program, research collaborations with local universities and the sales and distribution centre. In short, replicating its position globally, RIMFROST is a major krill player in the growth AsiaPacific region.

In May, Olympic Seafood started the process of becoming certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). MSC is the world’s leading certification and ecolabelling program for sustainable fishing.

Olympic Seafood has engaged DNV GL to OLYMPIC CHRISTMAS MAGAZINE 2014

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We have also renewed our certification through Friend of the Sea (FOS). When MSC is in place, we will be the only krill company holding both certifications.

Re-audit (FOS) on JUVEL was arranged in conjunction with a hectic and eventful week in Montevideo in October. In addition to

the

audit,

training

sessions

were

organized in connection with crew change so that both shifts were able to participate.

Our QCs received training in the use and maintenance of GC laboratory instrument and Lilleborg gave the crew training in cleaning and hygiene - with associated HSE. Additionally, training was also given

Captain Per Hugo Ekrem, Factoryhand Susmono, QC Soo Sew Hui (Shirlley)

on the areas of first aid and the use of defibrillators.

We ended the week with a joint dinner for the whole crew, staff in Montevideo and representatives from Olympic Seafood. A hectic and successful week, well organized

by Nestor and his staff. Safety and expertise in first aid becomes especially important when operating in distant waters like what Juvel is doing. We are therefore very pleased to have completed such training for our crew.

In October, we sent out a press release regarding the research partnership we have signed with Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences and the University of Oslo. There will be appointed a PhD candidate at HiOA to take his doctorate on the project and he/she will look at the health effects of our krill oil. This supports the company’s strategy

Inge Bruheim and Oddlaug Remøy attended the Health Ingredients show in

to further document the positive health

Amsterdam in December.

effects our oil have on humans.

All in all a very busy year and we look forward

to

2015

which

we

believe

offers new projects and exciting market opportunities. We are going to make this

www.rimfrostkrill.no

happened with great effort from the best

www.rimfrostkrill.com

team.

We wish everybody a Merry Christmas.

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OLYMPIC MARÍTIMA

GREETINGS FROM OLYMPIC MARÍTIMA This year Olympic Marítima completed one year of operation with Petrobras, we are extremely happy and confident with the results of our teamwork and cooperation between Brazil, Norway and the Crewmembers that are working with us in Brazil.

Olympic

Marítima

passed

through From left to the right (standing): Luciana

Petrobras yearly audit, last year Olympic Azevedo (Mazars), Jupira Souza, Wesley Marítima ended up on 6th place of 48 Brito, Hellen Afonso, Cecília Young, Bárbara companies. This year our grade was above Carvalho, Isis Natureza, Fernanda Midoux, than last year, even though Petrobras has Renata Souza, Hans Ellingsen, Eduardo not closed the audit on other companies, Lima, Fabiano Barreto (Mazars), Caio Góes, this result gives us a great credibility and Luiz Carlos. From left to the right (lowered): respect. This is a result of teamwork, Carolina Périssé, Ricardo Cotrim, Igor Feitosa dedication, commitment with all involved.

(Mazars), Ivan Barbosa, Marcus Borba.

The major goal now is to continue focusing on safety, environment, continue improving our daily operations and achieve new contracts. Petrobras is a key customer in Brazil, if you run in a good performance, they offer a long term contract opportunity.

Wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season and a healthy and peaceful New Year.

Leandro Tintel (Operation Coordinator) and See you next year!

Raphael Bastos (Senior Safety Technician)

OLYMPIC MARÍTIMA TEAM

in Macaé office

Technical Team and OM Genesis Crew members: From left to the right: Igor Carvalho,

Luisa

de

Almeida

(Technical

Analyst), Luiz André Barbosa and Marcílio Barros (Technical Manager) Olympic invested on a Brazilian fast boat “OM Genesis” for crew change and support daily operations.

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MONTEVIDEO

“ THERE IS NO IDEAL CHRISTMAS, ONLY THE ONE YOU DECIDE TO MAKE AS A REFLECTION OF OUR VALUES, DESIRES, AFFECTIONS AND TRADITIONS. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!! NESTOR, MARTIN AND MANUELA”

NEW EMPLOYEES AT THE OFFICE IN FOSNAVÅG

BENDIK HADDAL Crew Coordinator He is 24 years old and lives in Volda. He has earned a bachelor’s degree in law and administration.

HANS OVE GARNES Vessel Manager He is 53 years old, has three daughters and lives in Fosnavåg. He has earlier been working as chief engineer, technical superintendent and finally as Site Manager for four newbuildings at Cosco Zhoushan shipyard in China.

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A CHILD IS BORN IN BETHLEHEM

The never ending story, some say. That is correct. Same story every year. About Jesus, born in a stable in Bethlehem.

Joseph and Mary, who traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem to enroll in the census. All guesthouses are fully booked.

Mary is heavily pregnant and have to give birth among animals and put the baby in a manger. The shepherds who are terrified when an angel shows up for them. Fear not said the angel. A Savior is born.

Jesus was born more than 2000 years ago, and still we celebrate his birthday, year after year after year. Also in 2014, we celebrate that Christ came to earth.

On ships with Christians on board, the 24th of Desember (or 25th ) the celebration take place just as surely as the wind blows and the waves do not stop to turn in land. The bridge, mess-room and dayroom are nicely decorated

with

Christmas-decorations.

It is eaten traditional Christmas food. All dress up and gather for the Christmas meal that day. Perhaps reads the Captain the Christmas story, from the Bible (Luke 2.1-20). This is about our Christian heritage and tradition. It is important for all people to know their identity and preserve their traditions. Christmas can be the time when many should have been with their family somewhere else in the world. When you not can, the traditions can help to stave off slightly for homesickness. You know that you do the same things and eat the same food as your loved ones at home. You know where you belong. You know you soon will be on your way back home.

Norwegian Church all over the world are a carrier of the Christian tradition and culture. We want to be present for those who need us both now at Christmas and throughout the year.

We wish you all a blessed Christmas and thank you for many good conversations in the year that is soon to an end.

Greetings from Ole Dagfinn, Morten and Jostein Offshore group Norway OLYMPIC CHRISTMAS MAGAZINE 2014

Erna, Astrid and Terje Norwegian Church Aberdeen

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OLYMPIC PEGASUS (2002) Design: Ulstein A101

GT 4,477

OLYMPIC PEGASUS is a “high spec” Multifunctional Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel of Ulstein A101 design. The vessel is designed for a wide range of offshore operations and has large rope/wire capacities and a hotel compliment of high standards.

Contract: Petrobras

OLYMPIC HERCULES (2002) Design: Ulstein A101

GT 4,477

OLYMPIC HERCULES is a “high spec” Multifunctional Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel of Ulstein A101 design. The vessel is designed for a wide range of offshore operations and has large rope/wire capacities and a hotel compliment of high standards.

North Sea spot

OLYMPIC POSEIDON (1998) Design: UT 722 L

GT 3,153

OLYMPIC POSEIDON is a Multifunctional Anchor Handling Tug Supply Standby Oilrec Vessel designed for a wide range of offshore operations.

North Sea spot

OLYMPIC OCTOPUS (2006) Design: UT 712 L

GT 3,102

OLYMPIC OCTOPUS is built with a unique collection of innovative new equipment. The vessel has an efficient hull to reduce fuel consumption, increased crew safety on deck, and improved comfort through reduced noise and vibration.

North Sea spot

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OLYMPIC PROGRESS (2005) Design: UT 755LN

GT 2,168

OLYMPIC PROGRESS is a PSV of the well-known UT 755LN design Contract: Petrobras

OLYMPIC PROMOTER (2005) Design: UT 755 LN

GT 2,167

OLYMPIC PROMOTER is a PSV of the well-known UT 755LN design.

Contract: Petrobras

OLYMPIC ELENA (2007) Design: MT 6009

GT 2,652

OLYMPIC ELENA MT 6009 is a Multipurpose Field Supply Vessel with low fuel consumption, low noise level, high safety level and high flexibility.

Contract: Petrobras

OLYMPIC PRINCESS (1999) Design: Ulstein A101

GT 3,424

OLYMPIC PRINCESS is a Multipurpose Offshore Vessel with diesel electric propulsion, low fuel consumption and high flexibility.

Contract: Chevron

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OLYMPIC CANYON (2006) Design: MT 6016

GT 4,787

OLYMPIC CANYON is a Multipurpose Offshore Vessel with diesel electrical propulsion, low fuel consumption, excellent manoeuvrability, excellent sea keeping and high flexibility. The vessel was converted to Subsea in May 2007.

Contract: Canyon

OLYMPIC TRITON (2007) Design: Ulstein P101

G 5,947

OLYMPIC TRITON is a Multifunctional Subsea Vessel with a large deck area and very large cargo capabilities for most operations. The vessel is equipped with diesel-electric machinery which ensures low noise levels and low fuel consumption.

North Sea spot

OLYMPIC CHALLENGER (2008) Design: Aker ROV 02 CD

GT 6,596

OLYMPIC CHALLENGER is a ROV Support Vessel designed with focus on good sea keeping abilities and excellent station keeping performances. The vessel is environmental friendly with focus on low fuel consumption.

Contract: Technip

OLYMPIC INTERVENTION IV

(2008)

Design: Ulstein P101

GT 5,974

OLYMPIC INTERVENTION IV is a Multifunctional Subsea Vessel with a large deck area and very large cargo capabilities for most operations. The vessel is equipped with diesel-electric machinery which ensures low noise levels and low fuel consumption.

Contract: Oceaneering

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OLYMPIC ZEUS (2009) Design: Ulstein A122

GT 6,839

OLYMPIC ZEUS is an Anchor Handling Tug Supply and Offshore Construction Vessel with environmental friendly hybrid propulsion system.

Vessel has installed 250t offshore crane. Extended version of Safe Deck Operation equipment also installed.

Equipped with: Merlin WR200 - Electrical Work Class ROV 200 HP North Sea spot

OLYMPIC HERA (2009) Design: Ulstein A122

GT 6,839

OLYMPIC HERA A122 is an Anchor Handling Tug Supply and Offshore Construction Vessel with environmental friendly hybrid propulsion system. Extended version of Safe Deck Operation equipment installed.

Equipped with: Merlin WR200 - Electrical Work Class ROV 200 HP 350 tons A-Frame ready to be mobilised.

North Sea spot

OLYMPIC ELECTRA (2011) Design: MT6009

GT 3,140

OLYMPIC ELECTRA is a Multipurpose Field Support Vessel with diesel electrical propulsion, low fuel consumption and high flexibility. Total 40 persons accommodation.

Contract: Centrica

OLYMPIC COMMANDER (2012) Design: MT6015

GT: 4,800

OLYMPIC COMMANDER is a Multipurpose Offshore Vessel with diesel electric propulsion, low fuel consumption and high flexibility.

Contract: SOC

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OLYMPIC ENERGY (2012) Design: STX PSV 06 LNG Gt: 5,197 OLYMPIC ENERGY is a Multipurpose Field Supply Vessel with low fuel consumption, low noise level, high safety level and high flexibility.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is an environmental friendly combustion fuel with NOx and CO2 emission far below any fuel oil based engine Contract: Statoil

OLYMPIC ORION (2012) Design: MT6015

GT: 4,800

OLYMPIC ORION is a Multipurpose Offshore Vessel with diesel electric propulsion, low fuel consumption and high flexibility.

North Sea spot

OLYMPIC TAURUS (2012) Design: MT6015

GT: 4902

OLYMPIC MT6015 is a Multipurpose Offshore Vessel with diesel electric propulsion, low fuel consumption and high flexibility.

The vessel is equiped with helideck and Ahc crane is installed in Q2 2013.

Contract: Impresub

OLYMPIC ARES (2013) Design: MT6022 MkII OLYMPIC MT6022 MkII is a Multifunctional Subsea Support & Construction Vessel, designed to meet the general offshore market.

Contract: Bibby Offshore

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OLYMPIC BOA (2014) Design: MT 6022 MkII

GT: 7888

Olympic Boa is a subsea construction vessel og MT 6022 MKII design, with a 250t AHC Crane and total 102 persons accomodation.

Contract: Boa Marine Services

OLYMPIC TBN (2015) Design: MT 6021 The vessel is a Multipurpose Subsea Support & Construction Vessel, with diesel electric frequency controlled propulsion, highly efficient azimuth thruster and a system for dynamic positioning.

Contract: Bibby Remote Intervention

OLYMPIC TBN (2015) Design: MT 6021 MKII The vessel is a Multifunctional Subsea Support & Construction Vessel, designed to meet the general offshore market, with diesel electric frequency controlled propulsion, highly efficient azimuth thrusters and a system for dynamic positioning.

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JUVEL (2003/2008) Design: Rolls Royce NVC / Skipsteknisk Juvel is a krill vessel built in 2003, converted in 2008. The vessel has got one out of four licences to fish for krill in Antarctica. Juvel has been reconstructed and has a new length of 99 meters. With new technology onboard Juvel opens new opportunities for extracting and refining raw material from the fish.

OLYMPIC PRAWN (1999) Design: Skipsteknisk The F/T Olympic Prawn is an arctic deepsea trawler. Since delivery in 1999 the vessel has been catching shrimp in the Arctic areas, off the coast of Spitsbergen, Greenland and off the Coast of Canada.

NORDØYTRÅL (2001) Design: Skipsteknisk The M/S Nordøytrål is a factory trawler for fishing prawns and cod in Arctic waters. Since delivery in 2001 the vessel has been catching shrimp and cod in the Arctic areas, off the coast of Spitsbergen, Barents Sea, and the North Sea.

Retur:

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