Olympic Hera (Skandi Hera)
New name: Skandi Hera. A flexible vessel that can work as an offshore support vessel with a large crane for heavy subsea jobs and as an anchor handling vessel. It was equipped with a power plant hybrid configuration serving two main propellers, one retractable thruster fwd, two side tunnel thrusters forward and two aft.
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Ship history
Delivered 9 November 2009 to Olympic Shipping AS. IMO 9424730
The Green Ship Technology Conference nominated the hybrid solution in the sister vessels Olympic Zeus and Olympic Hera for the "Green Ship/Service of the Year 2011" award.
Olympic Shipping and Ulstein developed the hybrid system (diesel-electric/diesel-mechanical), which was adapted to a vessel with multiple roles. Compared with other AHTS vessels with diesel-mechanical propulsion, the Olympic vessels have experienced a massive fuel reduction.
"A good wide working deck makes it possible to work simultaneously with several anchors and other equipment. The machinery can be used very efficiently, with low to medium engine power when performing parts of the operations, which leads to reduced fuel consumption," the crew reports.
2016: The Nordea bank took ownership of Olympic Hera as part of an Olympic Ship restructuring. DOF now operates the vessel, and her new name is Skandi Hera.
2020: Through The Norwegian Coastal Administration, the 'Skandi Hera' is one of the vessels involved in positioning the 'Havfarm 1', a new type of floating fish farm that can withstand rough conditions. (Photo: Karl Helge Haagensen).
2024: A life extension conversion was required for a new charter. The vessel was originally delivered without an offshore crane but needed a crane for her new assignment. Ulstein Design & Solutions AS performed the necessary stability calculations, strength calculations, engineering of the crane pedestal and boom rest, and the inclining test in Kristiansand, where the crane was installed in March 2024. Since then, the vessel has been operating in the North Sea and will commence a charter off the coast of West Africa in September 2024.
