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Wind Farm Cable Work Completed Far Ahead of Schedule; New Concerns About Offshore Construction Revealed

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The horizontal drilling equipment has already been demobilized and crews have started backfilling the trench where the drilling was conducted.

The horizontal drilling equipment has already been demobilized and crews have started backfilling the trench where the drilling was conducted.

The horizontal drilling was conducted at the end of Beach Lane. The work got underway in November and had been scheduled to last as long as April, but is already complete. The

The horizontal drilling was conducted at the end of Beach Lane. The work got underway in November and had been scheduled to last as long as April, but is already complete. The "lift boat" Jill can be seen offshore. It departed in December having completed construction of the undersea interconnection point for the cable.

authorMichael Wright on Jan 11, 2023
Crews working on the installation of the power cable for South Fork Wind have completed the drilling of the conduit that will bring the wind farm power cable ashore in... more

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