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VECTOR OFFSHORE
Vector Offshore were once a major player in the standby vessel business, but those involved sold up and retired, until the arrival of the Jigsaw Project for BP. They had the idea of supporting the helicopter part of the operation with large supply vessels which would carry smaller vessels which would be launched, pick up the people in the water and then return to the supply/standby vessel. The trick was that if the small craft could not be recovered to the mother ship it would be able to make its way to the shore - from the middle of the North Sea. BP had promised that who-ever came up with a good idea for supporting Jigsaw would be able to carry on working for them. Hence the revival of Vector, managing the four very large ships, and eight small craft which now make up the marine part of Jigsaw.

There is much written about Jigsaw elsewhere on this site.

News items about this company include a misfortune in Aberdeen when one of the ships demolished one or two small fishing vessels during a move between berths. Well it happens, and also the fitting of DP II systems to all the vessels. I don't know whether the events are connected.

Updated - as far as possible 24/5/12

 

 



TYPE: IMT 992 NAME: CALEDONIAN VANGUARD Photo: Vic Gibson
GENERAL PROPULSION CARGO CAPACITY
Length OA 93.45m Engines 4 x Cat 6M25 Fuel  
Breadth 22m BHP   Pot water  
DWT   For'd Thrusters   Mud  
Deck area   Az Thruster   Base oil  
    Aft Thrusters   Brine  
Year built 2005 Joystick   Dry bulk  
Shipyard  Yantai Raffles DPII Converteam C Tank Cleaning  
Previous names  
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TYPE: IMT 992 NAME: CALEDONIAN VISION Photo: Vic Gibson
GENERAL PROPULSION CARGO CAPACITY
Length OA 93.45m Engines 4 x Cat 6M25 Fuel  
Breadth 22m BHP   Pot water  
DWT   For'd Thrusters   Mud  
Deck area   Az Thruster   Base oil  
    Aft Thrusters   Brine  
Year built   Joystick   Dry bulk  
Shipyard   DPII Converteam C Tank Cleaning  
Previous names  
Comments  

 

TYPE: IMT 992 NAME: CALEDONIAN VIGILENCE Photo: Vic Gibson
GENERAL PROPULSION CARGO CAPACITY
Length OA 93.45m Engines 4 x Cat 6M25 Fuel  
Breadth 22m BHP   Pot water  
DWT   For'd Thrusters   Mud  
Deck area   Az Thruster   Base oil  
    Aft Thrusters   Brine  
Year built   Joystick   Dry bulk  
Shipyard   DPII Converteam C Tank Cleaning  
Previous names  
Comments  

 

TYPE: IMT 992 NAME: CALEDONIAN VICTORY Photo: Vic Gibson
     
GENERAL PROPULSION CARGO CAPACITY
Length OA 93.45m Engines 4 x Cat 6M25 Fuel  
Breadth 22m BHP   Pot water  
DWT   For'd Thrusters   Mud  
Deck area   Az Thruster   Base oil  
    Aft Thrusters   Brine  
Year built 2006 Joystick   Dry bulk  
Shipyard Yantai Raffles DPII Converteam C Tank Cleaning  
Previous names  
Comments  



 

 

 

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