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Report: Allision with wind farm base was result of serious of incorrect decisions of helmsman
A report by the Dutch Safety Board stated that the allision of the 'Glomar Venture' with the base of Vattenfall's Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm approximately 24 kilometers west of Callantsoog on April 20 was the result of several incorrect decisions by the watch officer. For example, the vessel was using an outdated digital map that showed fewer wind turbines than the paper map used primarily for navigation. The digital map did not fully display the wind turbine farm, while the paper map showed more turbines. Furthermore, there was no lookout, and the watch alarm was deactivated. The vessel was en route from a work area in the North Sea, where it had been providing assistance for four weeks, to the port of Den Helder. During the changing of the watch, the course was diverted to the edge of the wind farm, after which a corner post was rammed. The helmsman fully acknowledged that the allision was essentially the result of a series of errors by him. He had diverted the course because he saw a lot of shipping traffic on the original course. He did this based on the digital chart, which was less complete than the paper chart. He then thought he could manage without a lookout and left the watch alarm deactivated because the captain, who was sleeping on the bridge, would wake up if the alarm went off. The helmsman was on his first voyage on the 'Glomar Venture', but had 20 years of experience as a captain on other ships. Following the incident, the shipping company conducted a thorough internal investigation in close cooperation with the relevant government agencies. It was determined that the incident was the result of human error. The vessel in question was fully equipped with all required aids to navigation, and the competent authorities, after their assessment, saw no reason to initiate further investigations. Based on the findings, various corrective and preventive measures have been implemented, aimed at minimizing the risk of similar incidents in the future.
Dutch Safety Board concluded investigation into allision with wind turbine
The Dutch Safety Board has concluded its abbreviated nvestigation into the alision of the 'Glomar Venture' with an offshore wind turbine of Vattenfall, located 18 kilometers off the coast of Zandvoort, on April 21. The results will be published later this year in the Shipping Accident Report. There was no reason for a comprehensive investigation. A key reason for an abbreviated investigation was that, based on the preliminary investigation, no broad safety lessons to be learned from the incident were anticipated.. The 'Glomar Venture' had suffered significant damage to its bow and has since been repaired at the Damen Shipyard.
Damaged wind turbine back into operation at half power
When the 'Glomar Venture' allided with the Vattenfall wind turbine 18 kilometres off the coast of Zandvoort, its lower part was damaged. This concerns the wind farm Wind Farm Hollandse Kust Zuid. This is one of the largest wind farms at sea, stretching from The Hague to IJmuiden. The affected wind turbine has a tip height of 225 metres and is located exactly on the point of the front section. Hollandse Kust Zuid consists of four sectors and has a total of 139 wind turbines. According to initial research, the turbine was hit at the bottom, which is the yellow part that forms the foundation. After the impact, the wind turbine was stopped and then put 'in neutral' and let the blades continue to turn quietly so that they no longer catch any wind. Last weekend, the wind turbine was put back into operation, temporarily at half power. Vattenfall was still guessing about the cause. An exploratory investigation is currently underway by the Dutch Safety Board. They will investigate what exactly happened that day and which factors played a role in this. Depending on these findings, an official investigation will follow later. The 'Glomar Venture' remained at the Damen Shipyard as of May 15.
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