Further to last week’s Marine Notice advising of the latest works on the Havhingsten fibre optic telecommunication cable system this month, rock placement activities in the Irish Sea are also planned from this weekend.
There are four crossing locations in the Irish Sea where rock placement will be installed from this Saturday 11 December, but only one will be within the Irish EEZ, at the offshore extent.
Rock placement will be via industry standard, and activity at each site will last for up to 15 hours.
The operations will be conducted by the cable installation vessel Stornes (callsign PCKX), which will operate on a 24-hour basis and display appropriate day shapes and lights during reduced visibility and night operations.
All vessels operating within this area are requested to keep their distance and pass at minimum speed to reduce vessel wash.
Further details, including relevant coordinates and contact information, can be found in Marine Notice No 65 of 2021 which is available to download below.
