Singapore’s offshore marine service provider Kim Heng Ltd has officially launched its newly refurbished geotechnical survey vessel, Bridgewater Discovery.
On April 15, 2024, Kim Heng held a christening ceremony to celebrate the vessel’s readiness.
The vessel, flying the Korean flag, is owned by Adira Renewables, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kim Heng.
The project is a result of collaboration with South Korea’s Soiltech Engineering Co Ltd (STE), a company with over 26 years of expertise in spoil investigation.
Bridgewater Discovery, originally built in 2008, underwent a major rebuild in 2024 to transform it into a state of the art geotechnical survey vessel.
The vessel now spans 76 meters in length and 20 meters in beam. It is equipped with a dynamic positioning (DP2) system to maintain its position during offshore operations.
One of the key features of the upgraded vessel is its heave-compensated twin tower drilling rig, capable of drilling up to 300 meters below the
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