J3676 : 'Sea Energy' at Belfast

taken 15 years ago, 3 km from Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

'Sea Energy' at Belfast
'Sea Energy' at Belfast
The specialist ship 'Sea Energy' (see also LinkExternal link ) turning in the Musgrave Channel in Belfast docks, just in front of the Harland and Wolff building dock (note the cranes on the left of picture – see LinkExternal link ).
This is an offshore construction vessel and is being used in the construction of an offshore wind farm at Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth. The vessel is transporting shafts and turbine blades from Belfast to Robin Rigg – these can be seen onboard. I believe that, once there, these sections are transferred onto other vessels at the site and are then assembled. The bases for the turbines were also shipped from Belfast and have now been completely installed at Robin Rigg by the specialist vessel ‘Resolution’ – see LinkExternal link .

Some other related images to this project can be seen at LinkExternal link

This picture was taken facing south on a bright, hazy, late March afternoon, hence the silhouette effect against the setting sun.
Wind turbine parts, Belfast harbour

This collection shows some of the parts and the vessels used to transport them at sea.

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J3676, 337 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Thursday, 19 March, 2009   (more nearby)
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Friday, 20 March, 2009
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Ships   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 363 761 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.8869N 5:53.4104W
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Irish: geotagged! J 365 763
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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