Investigations are underway into how a monopile foundation slipped out of its sling during loading onto both SAL Heavylift crane vessel Svenja and Rostock port infrastructure.
Local police said the monopile was being lifted by an onboard crane on 31 October when the incident occurred and came to rest partially on the vessel deck and the adjacent Pier 10, damaging both.
Svenja was loading EEW-built monopiles for delivery to Orsted's 1.2GW Hornsea 1 wind farm in the North Sea.
An Orsted spokeswoman said two monopiles have been damaged as a result of the accident, however, the company anticipates that there will be “no significant impact on (the) project schedule”.
One crew member onboard the vessel suffered bruising to an arm but returned to work following a check up, she added.
The cause of the accident has yet to determined, the police said.
Local authorities have closed the pier and the port area and ordered the ship to stay in place.
Source:renews
