Another interesting ship is visiting Cape Town. It is not a cruise liner but a pipe-laying vessel. A listener shared his photos of the JSD6000 with us. It’s expected to be here for a month.
An interesting ship in Cape Town
Multipurpose DP3 vessel for pipelaying in S-Lay and J-Lay mode, and heavy lifting useful to offshore projects such as decommissioning and windfarm. J-Lay system of 1,500 t laying capability and 2,000 t holding capacity for laying quadruple and triple joints.
READ MORE: From their website
S-Lay system of 900 t holding capacity in accidental conditions, featuring a modular stinger operated by a patented handling system. JSD6000 is also equipped with a full revolving heavy lifting crane of 5,200 t capacity. (From their website).
