Port and Cromarty Firth Movements
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At times the Firth can be a busy area with Rigs being moored or moved and various activities related to the shore-based births. From the Sutors moving west these births are at the Nigg Oil Terminal, the Saltburn Pier, Admiralty Pier, the Service Base (1, 2, 3 and 4), Queen’s Dock and the Deephaven Supply Base.
The picture right, taken on 9th December 2004, shows the pipelaying vessel Scandi Navica dwarfed by the rig Transocean Rather at the Service Base, Invergordon.
Archive
Information on movements in the Firth prior to the period shown below are held in the archive which can be reached by clicking on this > link.
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The following has kindly been supplied by Cromarty Firth Port Authority and occurred during the period 23rd June and 30th June 2009.
A.H.T.S. (Anchor Handling Tug Supply)
Forth Hunter (476 tonnes) was at the Service Base (4) on 25th and 26th June.
Barge
Spruce Light (372 tonnes) arrived at Nigg on 25th June.
Coastal Tanker
West Stream (1845 tonnes) left the Admiralty Pier on 23rd June.
Diving Support
Subsea Viking (7401 tonnes) was at the Service Base (2) on 25th and 26th June.
General Cargo
Sea Hunter (2443 tonnes) left the Saltburn Pier on 24th June.
Safmarine Houston (10,069 tonnes) was at the Saltburn Pier on 23rd and 24th June.
Nestor (1846 tonnes) was at the Service Base (3) on 24th and 25th June.
Fehn Sky (2844 tonnes) was at the Service Base (3) on 28th and 29th June.
Pipelay Vessel
Apache (7532 tonnes) was at Deephaven from 28th to 30th June.
Platform Supply
Ocean Spirit (2169 tonnes) was at the Service Base (3) on 28th June.
There were numerous tug movements in support of the Port’s operations.
