SIANJIA FLOW CONTROL

APTOMAR oil spill detection technology to SVALBARD

Author：CVVT.SIANJIA FLOW CONTROL PublicTime：2014-10-14 Views：1688

Aptomar will provide its oil spill detection and combating technology to Icelandic offshore service company Fafnir Offshore’s Polarsyssel vessel that will operate offshore Svalbard. The Polarsyssel PSV was recently delivered to Fafnir Offshore from Havyard Ship Technology’s yard at Leirvik in Sogn, Norway. Under a long-term contract, the vessel will operate six months per year, over the next six years, for the Governor of Svalbard.

“As the oil industry moves further north, it is vital that offshore assets have the highest quality oil spill detection systems on board as it will allow the industry to combat any potential oil spill before it reaches shore. We are very pleased that Fafnir, through Havyard, has chosen Aptomar’s technology for this vessel”, says Lars Solberg, CEO of Aptomar. Fafnir has selected Aptomar’s SECurus system, which combines stabilised long-range infrared (IR), digital video cameras, and search light with an electronic chart system. The SECurus is utilised to verify alarms generated by an oil spill detection (OSD) radar processor, and provide decision support information to combat oil spills. The system will be a tool for high-risk operations like surveillance, search and rescue, firefighting and towing.

Polarsyssel is the first vessel of the Havyard 832 L WE (Wave Edition) design. The 88.5mx17.6m vessel has a deadweight of 3,700t and a cabin capacity of 30 people.