Fairmount Marine safely delivered ENSCO to Singapore

Fairmount Marine has safely delivered rig ENSCO 5002 to Singapore. The rig was towed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, via Cape Good Hope, by tug Fairmount Expedition.

ENSCO 5002 is a 1975-built, 70 meters long and 61 meters wide semisubmersible drilling rig. The rig can accommodate up to 110 persons and is capable to drill up to 10,668 meters.

Tug Fairmount Expedition hooked-up with the rig offshore Rio de Janeiro mid-November 2013. The convoy arrived in Singapore this week after a 9,200 miles voyage by an average speed of 5.6 knots.

During the voyage, stops were made in Cape Town (South Africa) and Port Louis (Mauritius) for bunkers, replenishments, and crew changes. At both stops, the Fairmount Expedition made some cargo runs.

Fairmount Marine is a marine contractor for ocean towage and heavy lift transportation, headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Fairmount's fleet of tugs consists of five modern super tugs of 205 tons bollard pull each, especially designed for long distance towing, a multipurpose support vessel, and a large submersible transport barge. Fairmount Marine is part of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group.

This article was originally published on Marine & Industrial Report newspaper Vol 36  No.2  Issue last April 30, 2014.