Barge 'UR 101' at Belfast © Rossographer cc-by-sa/2.0

J3676 : Barge 'UR 101' at Belfast

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

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Barge 'UR 101' at Belfast

'UR 101' is a one of the vessels currently involved in the construction of an offshore windfarm at Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth but is seen here calling at Harland and Wolff in Belfast. The job of the barge is to install the power cables between each of the offshore turbines - 64 in total - and then to install one 'export cable' running back to the Cumbrian coast for connection to the national grid. The barge is fully equipped to lay and bury the so-called array cables under the seabed in water depths of up to 30 metres and can accommodate 48 workers onboard. This picture is a detail of the cable-laying array at the stern of the barge.
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for some related images of vessels involved in this project which have also visited Belfast.

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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Grid Square: J3676, 338 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Rossographer (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 17 July, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 20 July, 2009
Category: Boat or ship > Barges (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: J 363 761 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.8820N 5:53.4385W
Camera Location: Irish: J 362 761
View Direction: Southeast (about 135 degrees)