As the first MORGRIP unit to be built, tested, packed and shipped from Connector Subsea Solutions LTD new Kendrick road facility , the company is pleased to announce the successful installation completed on Sunday 19th July 2020.
Pipe measurements prior to install were started at 22.30 on Saturday 18th, then the deployment, installation, activation and seal verification test (261barg) were completed by 05.05 Sunday morning. The vessel did experience a 3 hours downtime due to tide/current but as the operation was successful first time, this exceeded the customers expectations.
The installation was part of a permanent repair project in the Southern North Sea. The connector is the 3056th MORGRIP unit to be supplied for such a repair in the companies 30 year history.