Anchor-handling tugboat (AHT) offshore support vessel Olympic Hera

New name: Skandi Hera. A flexible vessel that can work as an offshore support vessel with a large crane for heavy subsea jobs and as an anchor handling vessel. It was equipped with a power plant hybrid configuration serving two main propellers, one retractable thruster fwd, two side tunnel thrusters forward and two aft. The Green Ship Technology Conference nominated the hybrid solution in the sister vessels Olympic Zeus and Olympic Hera for the "Green Ship/Service of the Year 2011" award. Olympic Shipping and Ulstein developed the hybrid system (diesel-electric/diesel-mechanical), which was adapted to a vessel with multiple roles. Compared with other AHTS vessels with diesel-mechanical propulsion, the Olympic vessels have experienced a massive fuel reduction. "A good wide working deck makes it possible to work simultaneously with several anchors and other equipment. The machinery can be used very efficiently, with low to medium engine power when performing parts of the operations, which leads to reduced fuel consumption," the crew reports. 2016: The Nordea bank took ownership of Olympic Hera as part of an Olympic Ship restructuring. DOF now operates the vessel, and her new name is Skandi Hera. 2020: Through The Norwegian Coastal Administration, the 'Skandi Hera' is one of the vessels involved in positioning the 'Havfarm 1', a new type of floating fish farm that can withstand rough conditions. (Photo: Karl Helge Haagensen).