The pipe-lay Castoro 6 vessel successfully passed today under the Great Belt Bridge, one of Europe’s greatest bridges, en route to start construction of one of Europe’s largest infrastructure projects. It is the first time that a large pipelay vessel has ever entered the Baltic Sea. The vessel is planned to stay there for approximately two years, laying the majority of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, Nord Stream statement said.
Denmark’s Great Belt Bridge, the gateway to the Baltic Sea, is almost seven kilometers long. With a vertical clearance of 65 meters, even the world’s largest cruise ship could pass under it. No special precautions need to be taken to allow the Castoro 6 to pass.
The Nord Stream Pipeline is scheduled to transport natural gas to Europe from 2011. Pipe-laying activities will commence in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone, about 30 kilometers off the coast of the Swedish island of Gotland. From there, the Castoro 6 will slowly move north toward the Gulf of Finland, laying the pipeline at the rate of up to 2.5 kilometers a day.
Denmark’s Great Belt Bridge, the gateway to the Baltic Sea, is almost seven kilometers long. With a vertical clearance of 65 meters, even the world’s largest cruise ship could pass under it. No special precautions need to be taken to allow the Castoro 6 to pass.
The Nord Stream Pipeline is scheduled to transport natural gas to Europe from 2011. Pipe-laying activities will commence in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone, about 30 kilometers off the coast of the Swedish island of Gotland. From there, the Castoro 6 will slowly move north toward the Gulf of Finland, laying the pipeline at the rate of up to 2.5 kilometers a day.