Bibby buys vessel to support divers.BIBBY Line, the privately owned Liverpool shipping group,has sealed a multimillion pound deal to buy a diving support vessel A diving support vessel is a ship that is used as a floating base for professional diving projects. Commercial Diving Support Vessels emerged during the 1960s and 1970s when the need arose for diving operations to be performed below and around oil production platforms and . It is a diversification from its historical markets of carriers, accommodation vessels and jack-up rigs. Commercial director Jebb Kitchen said: ``We are keen to expand our offshore activities and the diving support sector offers exciting opportunities.'' The vessel, Aquamarine aquamarine (ăk'wəmərēn`, äk'–) [Lat.,=seawater], transparent beryl with a blue or bluish-green color. Sources of the gems include Brazil, Siberia, the Union of Myanmar, Madagascar, and parts of the United States. , is used in offshore construction and maintenance work and supports divers, using a special mix of gases enabling them to work for extended periods. Bibby's first customer will be Subsea Subsea is a general term frequently used to refer to equipment, technology, and methods employed to explore, drill, and develop oil and gas fields that exist below the ocean floors. This may be in "shallow" or "deepwater". 7, from whom it bought Aquamarine and who is chartering the vessel for 150 days to fulfil contracts. The vessel, a familiar sight in the southern North Sea gas basin, is expected to continue working there and other parts of the offshore oil and gas world. |
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