Diver Killed During Salvage of Bayesian
Work to recover the late British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht off the coast of northern Sicily has been paused following the death of a diver involved in the operations, the company leading the effort said on Saturday.The 56-metre-long (184-foot) Bayesian was moored off the small port of Porticello, near Palermo, in August last year when it was likely hit by a downburst, a very strong downward wind, killing seven people, including Lynch and his daughter Hannah."This pause in activity is necessary for the investigations to be completed and to allow all salvage and associated
Nexans to Deliver Subsea Cables for Second Malta-Sicily Interconnector
reinforce Malta’s electricity system, ensuring a stable and resilient energy supply.The cables for this project will be produced at Nexans’ facility in Charleston, United States.The 225 MW interconnector will operate at 220 kV and consists of subsea cable linking Maghtab, Malta, and Ragusa, Sicily. It will be installed in parallel with the existing interconnector, previously delivered by Nexans in 2015.As part of Malta’s national energy strategy, the project will increase security of supply, integrate more renewable energy sources, and support the country’s 2030 climate and energy
Saipem Showcases Its Star1 Floating Wind Technology
stresses and movements.Star1 technology is ready for the Front-End Engineering Design followed by Detail Design and its industrial-scale deployment, according to Saipem.To remind, Saipem signed a strategic agreement with Divento earlier in March, for the utilization of Star1 in the 7 Seas Med project in Sicily and the Ichnusa Wind Power project in Sardinia.Saipem, Divento Team Up for Two Mediterranean Floating Wind Projects"According to the recent technical and commercial bankability assessment by DNV, Star1 is at an advanced stage of technical maturity. A full-scale prototype testing is not considered
Divers Recover Video Equipment from Mike Lynch’s Sunken Yacht
Italian Navy divers have recovered video surveillance equipment from the superyacht that sank off Sicily last month, killing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and six other people, a source close to the matter said on Friday.The recovery of the equipment could help explain why the British-flagged Bayesian went down during a severe and sudden storm off the port of Porticello, near Palermo, on Aug. 19 - an event that has puzzled naval experts.Lynch's 18-year-old daughter, four guests and the cook died when the 56-meter-long (184-foot) yacht capsized and sank within minutes. Fifteen people, including
Aker Solutions to Design Substations for Mediterranean Floating Wind Project
project, a 2.8 GW floating wind farm in the Mediterranean Sea.Aker Solutions will work in close cooperation with its alliance partner ABB to deliver the project scope.The agreement involves the design of eight modules, two for each section of the Med Wind park, to be laid on the seabed of the Strait of Sicily, at a depth of between 520 and 660 meters, into which the cables of the plant's floating turbines will be conveyed.The energy produced by the rotation of the blades will then arrive on land, at the Partanna and Partinico power stations, via a system of submarine and land-based cable ducts.Med
Italy Oyster Farmers Dream of Pearls from Warming Mediterranean
," said Paolo Varrella, the head of a cooperative that has been breeding food oysters in the area since 2011.The group has already made contact with pearl oyster farmers in Mexico to get tips on production techniques, Varrella said."The Pinctada radiata has been reported around the island of Sicily since the 1970s, but only in the last decade has it moved north" to the cooler Tyrrhenian and Ligurian seas that lap the western Italian mainland, said Salvatore Giacobbe, professor of ecology at the University of Messina.It is the latest in a succession of alien warm-water species to enter
Relic from Third-century Naval Battle Found Off Sicily
An ancient Roman relic from the almost 2,300-year-old naval battle in which Rome defeated its archenemy Carthage has been recovered from waters off western Sicily, regional authorities said on Friday.The 3rd-century B.C. bronze ram, which was put on the bow of warships to attack enemy vessels, was found at a depth of about 80 meters (260 feet) in the area of the archipelago of the Aegates Islands, the Sicilian regional government said in a statement.The Battle of the Aegates Islands, in 241 B.C., was the final naval clash between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic during the First Punic War
Bayesian Yacht Disaster: How Specialist Search and Rescue Teams Work Underwater
Search and rescue for missing persons is always challenging for the specialist recovery teams involved, regardless of the environment they’re working in.But the teams looking for the missing aboard the Bayesian yacht which sank off the coast of Sicily leaving several people dead, have faced particularly challenging conditions. Even though the boat lies in relatively shallow water of 50 meters, underwater operations are affected by numerous factors which make them the most complex of search and rescue efforts.Best practice shows that searches should be coordinated, with areas that are being
Seas Geosciences Kicks Off Seabed Survey for Renexia’s 2.8GW Floating Wind Farm
than expected with virtually no down time, we are collecting excellent samples that our engineering team will be able to test and analyze,” added Paolo Casciotti, President of Seas Geosciences, a U.S.-based company specializing in marine analysis.Conceived by Renexia and located in the Strait of Sicily, Med Wind will consist of 190 floating turbines with an installed capacity of 2.8 GW and an estimated annual production of almost 9TWh. The renewable energy produced will be transmitted and distributed directly to Sicily
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