
The service operation vessel (SOV) is of Vard 4 12-design and is one of four destined for decade-long minimum charters to support operations and maintenance (O&M) work at the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm and its partners Equinor (40%), SSE Renewables (40%), and Vårgrønn (20%). The SOV is equipped with a bespoke new concept and designed daughter craft for offshore support of technician and cargo deployment, engineered to perform in up to 1.7m Hs sea-state. All three remaining hybrid-electric powered SOV newbuilds, being built by Vard, are on track for being operational at Dogger Bank A, B and C by 2026. Each SOV is being built at VARD’s facilities in Vietnam.