Built in VARD Tulcea, Romania🇷🇴 @PrysmianOfficial's new Cable Laying Vessel LEONARDO DA VINCI (HULL 872) passed Istanbul strait today under tow of 🇵🇦 DIAVLOS FORCE en route to VARD Brattvag🇳🇴 for outfitting including installation of laying equipment.
Once completed, the 170m long DP3 CLV Leonardo Da Vinci will have 2 independent laying lines, 2 carousels of 7,000t and 10.000t capacity, an installation capability for more than 3,000m depth, 2 hangars for ROVs and helideck certified for S92 and AW 101.
Ordered in April 2018 and hull construction now completed in 🇷🇴, the cable-laying equipment to be installed in 🇳🇴 include turntables, pickup arms, tensioners and caterpillars. The vessel will be the 4th vessel in Prysiam group’s CLV fleet.
