Maersk Oil contracts Island Crown

Offshore staff

STAVANGER, Norway –Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd. has awarded a contract to Island Offshore covering the time charter of the purpose built subsea support vessel Island Crown.

The duration of the contract is 100 days, with options to extend the contracts further. The vessel will commence the contract June 1, 2015, and the vessel is contracted to perform walk-to-work services on the UK continental shelf.

Since delivery in 2013, the vessel has successfully performed more than 500 connections to offshore installations and offshore service vessels by use of its fully integrated walk-to-work gangway, at heights between 10 m (33 ft) and 25 m (82 ft) above the water level in the North and Kara seas.

02/05/2015