distant shores indianodyssey The largest Seajacks vessel yet will be built in a shipyard in Dubai

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Captain Tony Cato of the Seajacks Leviathan believes that future wind turbine installation vessels will not be built in the UK due to lack of capacity. His company has already entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard in Dubai to build a new vessel, the Zaratan, which is expected to be completed in 2012.The ship will be 60 per cent larger than current vessels and able to carry up to four turbines. 'Leviathan and Kraken are at their limit right now,' he said. 'Phase 3 of the UK's offshore wind plans hasn't really started yet, but when it does, the difference in size between it and the first two rounds, in terms of wind turbine installations, will be monumental and we need ships that can handle that.'