Vessel Salvage in Pacific Ocean Using ABPmer’s Weather Downtime Tool

The 25,000 dwt vessel grounded on the Durand Reef, 50 miles southeast of New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean, whilst it was en route from Papeete in Tahiti to Noumea, on 12 July.

Ardent Oceania Salvage, a subscriber to ABPmer’s SEASTATES WDTX service, is currently onboard the ship preparing to re-float it off the exposed reef which is often subjected to harsh weather, especially long ocean swell.

Jamie Hernon, a metocean specialist at ABPmer said; “Our on-demand weather downtime service is being used to run a variety of scenarios with various assets to gain an understanding of the downtime which can be expected throughout the salvage. We have also provided detailed metocean data for the area allowing the salvors to better understand the ocean swell and corresponding local effects of the reef.”

Weather downtime is a logistical and financial risk when planning or offering vessel services. Such risk is typically identified and managed using statistical predictions.

ABPmer offers an online on-demand weather downtime calculation service. Developed in conjunction with the offshore industry, this service minimises the time needed to provide statistics by offering direct 24/7 access to SEASTATES weather downtime calculator.