Yno 161 - Tender Comet (Ocean Explorer)
New name: Ocean Explorer. In the past, the keel was first laid and ribs were added. The innovation of the 1970s was building in sections which were later welded together. This has the advantage of smaller hull sections which can be moved in different planes, making work on a hull simpler and quicker. 'Tender Comet' was built this way.
Length: 81,0 m
Beam: 18,0 m
Gross tonnage: 1588 tonnes
Dead weight: 2550 tonnes
Speed: 14 knots
Main engines: 2x MaK, totalt 4000 Hp
Ship type: diving vessel
Other ship names: "Far Comet", "Amy Chouest", "Ocean Explorer"
Ship history
Yno 161 - constructed in 1979. Shipowner: K/S Comet, W. Wilh, Tønsberg. Built at Ulstein Hatlø AS division Hatlø.
As for the other Wilh. Wilhelmsen vessels, the 'Tender Comet' was built as a pipe carrier, but during the construction period, the plans changed. The vessel was delivered as a diving vessel.
1986 Sold to Farstad in Ålesund and renamed 'Far Comet'
1988 Sold to Alpha Marine Service, Bahamas and renamed 'Amy Chouest'. Farstad earned NOK 10 million on the sale after the vessel's debt had been paid
1993 Sold to Port Vila, Vanuatu and renamed 'Ocean Explorer'. Rebuilt to a seismic vessel
1997 Sold to PGS, kept the ship name
2004 Still sailing for PGS. The vessel is registered in Bergen and sails under NIS flag
2016: Still active - IMO 7805239. Owner and operator is still PGS Geophysical, Oslo, Norway. Flag: Nassau, Bahamas