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Dynamically positioned monohull flotel under construction
06/18/2007
The Ice Maiden will be the first dynamically positioned multisupport construction vessel capable of working anywhere in the world, according to the vessel owner C&M Group.Formerly the vessel was the 14,000-tonne Russian class icebreaker MV Paardeberg. The 167 m long vessel has a 23-m beam, two 25-tonne capacity cranes, and a helideck with refueling facilities for EH101 helicopters. Built in 1991, C&M purchased the vessel in December 2006.The $100 million vessel conversion is taking place at the Atlantic Marine Shipyard in Mobile, Ala. The yard currently is installing new topsides with accommodations for 400 people in single rooms (Fig. 1). The Ice Maiden is an icebreaker converte...
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