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european Supergrid, for example. The Living Stone features dp3 (dynamic positioning 3) capability, together with an important total loading capacity of 12,500t, and has been designed as an environmentally-friendly vessel with dual fuel engines, with Lng being its prime fuel. The Living Stone has a green passport and the Clean design notation, awarded to owners and operators who choose to design and operate their vessels with an environmentally sustainable approach. In order to operate the vessel with the lowest possible fuel consumption while also keeping CO2 and nOx and SOx exhaust emissions to the strictest minimum, Lng as fuel and biodegradable grease and oil will be used combined with heat recovery. The aim is to reduce the vessel’s emissions and waste so that the shipping industry’s overall environmental burden is reduced. The Living Stone will join the fleet of fallpipe vessels of deme’s offshore division Tideway, which currently includes the Flintstone, Rollingstone and Seahorse.
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The Living Stone can accommodate a crew of up to 100. The unique vessel will head to its first project at the merkur offshore windfarm in germany, 45km north of Borkum in the north Sea, for the installation of inter array cables. The Living Stone will also be deployed for the cable installation at the world’s largest offshore windfarm, hornsea project One in the uK. i. www.deme-group.com
The subsea cable installation vessel is engineered with the latest innovations in its category.
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