Seaway 7 has confirmed there has been an incident involving a folding A-frame on the main crane of heavy-lift vessel Alfa Lift during the build.
The vessel’s 3,000 tonne crane was constructed by Liebherr Maritime Cranes and has recently been installed on the vessel at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard.
Seaway 7 says it has been informed of the situation saying, “Today, we have been informed of an incident involving the folding A-frame on the main crane of Alfa Lift, currently under construction in China. No personnel have been injured and the unplanned movement of the folding A-frame is currently being investigated,”.
Seaway 7 further added in its brief statement that the incident is a matter between the shipyard and crane vendor.
“The incident is a matter between the shipyard and crane vendor, and it is too early to indicate if this will have an impact on delivery schedule of the vessel,” Seaway 7.
Seaway 7 is a combination of Subsea 7’s renewables business unit with OHT.
In 2019, Alfa Lift was awarded a contract to transport and install foundations for the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, with work expected to take place in 2022 and 2024. It is still too early to tell if this incident will affect the planned schedule.