Reservoir dredge package delivered

摘要

The Damen Field Service crew has recently returned from commissioning the cutter suction dredger Barracuda in Algeria. The customised Damen Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 500 has been delivered with a complete dredging package including a booster station and dredge piping enabling immediate start up. The CSD500 will perform maintenance dredging in a reservoir. As reservoir dredging can be quite a challenge, the standard dismountable CSD500 has been customised. Its job is to clear a water reservoir in an inland location in Algeria. As it is relatively deep, the CSD500 has been fitted out with a longer cutter ladder for the important dredging depth of -18m working at 45°. The spuds -normally a distinct feature of any CSD- have been replaced by a X-mas tree. The X-mas tree is a multiple wire-based mooring system independent of the deep waters in which the dredger operates.