GDF Suez E&P UK has awarded a five-year contract to Sentinel Marine to provide a 61-metre multi-role emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) to support drilling operations in the Cygnus field.
The 1,890-tonne ship, named 'Cygnus Sentinel', will be built in China by shipyard Fujian Southeast.
The vessel is due to arrive in the United Kingdom in January 2015. Once in service, the vessel will provide emergency cover for the flagship gas development in the southern North Sea.
The 'Cygnus Sentinel' is one of eight multi-role ERRVs being delivered in 2014/2015 by Sentinel Marine.