General – Newbuilding
Offshore renewable service provider Kim Heng from Singapore announced the completion of the christening ceremony for the Bridgewater Discovery.
The Bridgewater Discovery is a state-of-the-art DP2 geotechnical survey vessel, rebuilt in 2024.
Measuring 76 meters in length with a 20-meter beam, it is equipped with:
• A heave-compensated twin tower drilling rig capable of drilling up to 300 meters below the seabed
• Advanced soil testing equipment, including WISON-APB-Classic CPT, Seismic CPT, and Geomil Manta 200 seabed CPT systems
• A 60-ton knuckle boom crane with man-riding capability
• Accommodation for up to 59 personnel, complete with a 55m² soil laboratory
• A PS Logger for measuring in-situ seismic velocities and geotechnical properties
• A Vibrocore system for collecting continuous sediment cores up to 6 meters
• Comprehensive seabed and sub-seabed sampling systems for accurate geotechnical and environmental data collection.
