UXO Survey Princess Elisabeth Island
Project summary
PEI (Princess Elisabeth Island) is the world’s first artificial energy island, located off the coast of Zeebrugge, Belgium. To enable the safe installation of submarine power cables for PEI, Boskalis carries out an extensive unexploded ordnance (UXO) investigation and clearance project. And Deep was involved.
THREE VESSELS ON THE JOB
Deep’s objective in this project was to obtain accurate bathymetric data and to identify (pUXO) objects, seabed morphology, and geological features that could influence or constrain cable installation. Using three vessels, Miranda, Deep Seapal, and Deep Locus, we surveyed the 55-kilometre cable route in a highly challenging environment, characterized by sand dunes up to 24 metres high and sand ripples along the entire route.
DELIVERING CRITICAL INPUT
We collected high-resolution MBES bathymetry, SSS seabed imagery, and magnetic seabed data using our Iron Lady UXO ROTVs over the AC cables from the nearshore area to the energy island. The data we collected provided our client with critical input for UXO identification and clearance (ID&C) operations.
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