Offshore support vessel : diving support vessel (shipyard)
PC 140 STX Europe (former Aker Yards)

On 17th March 2009, STX Europe delivered an advanced diving support vessel to Doftech DA (owned by DOFCON and Technip) from its Søviknes yard. The vessel that is designed by STX Europe is constructed and certified for worldwide trading, and will serve an 8 year charter contract for Technip UK Ltd.

The formal naming ceremony will take place in Søvik on March 28th. The vessel will be named Skandi Arctic. With its 157 meters length and 27 meters breadth it is a giant. The Skandi Arctic is a purpose designed and built diving support vessel suitable for the demanding North Sea market and capable of working throughout the year in virtually all sea and weather conditions. The Skandi Arctic provides services which include saturation dive support for offshore construction and Inspection, Repair and Maintenance (IRM) operations.

The vessel is one of the most modern diving support vessels in the world thanks to its Hyperbaric Monitoring and Control System which is used to support the 24-man diving chamber complex. The vessel is designed with special emphasis on good sea-keeping abilities and excellent station-keeping performance. The Skandi Arctic is environmentally friendly with low fuel consumption and features which comply with DNV Clean Design requirements.

The STX Europe OSCV 06 L DSV design is among the most effective for a vessel of this kind. The vessel hull has been optimized through an extensive calm water and sea keeping model test programme resulting in excellent performance both in calm water and waves.