UT3 June July 2014 Pipelines Umbilicals 1 THE MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGYUT2 June July 2014 Contents June July 2014 4 UT2 On Vocation 8 News 14 Project Update 24 Vessels 36 Installation 42 Umbilicals 56 Pipe The Vertical Layout Machine 64 Equipment Image: Technip 81 Seabed Mining Vol 9 No 3 84 Company news 86 Photo Exhibit Society for Underwater Technology 1 Fetter Lane 92 Renewables London EC4A 1BR 94 UT2 University +44 (0) 1480 370007 98 SUT Editor: John Howes [email protected] Editorial Assistant: Polly Gonn Sub Editor Laura Howes Production: Sue Denham ISSN: 1752-0592 Published by UT2 Publishing for and on behalf of the Society for Underwater Technology. Reproduction of UT2 in whole or in part, without permission, is 2 prohibited. The publisher and the SUT assumes no responsibility for unsolicited 3 material, nor responsibility for content of any advertisement, particularly infringement of copyrights, trademarks, intellectual property rights and patents, nor liability for misrepresentations, false or misleading statements and illustrations. These are the sole responsibility of the advertiser. Opinions of the writers are not necessarily those of the SUT or the publishers. UT2 June July 2014 UT2 June July 2014 Subsea Tourism UT2 on Vacation One of the most poignant moments Jules Undersea Lodge, formerly the of the seminal 1972 filmThe La Chalupa Research Lab at Key Godfather, was when the Corleone largo, Florida. To enter the lodge, family sat awaiting news of Luca it is necessary to dive 21ft down Subsea Tourism Brasi. The monosyllabic enforcer and enter through an opening in the had gone for a meeting with a rival bottom of the habitat. It is necessary, warlord. At the end of the scene, a therefore, that residents are certified packet was delivered to the door, SCUBA divers. containing Brasi’s vest, accompanied by a pair of fish. This was an old Large 42in round windows offer a Sicilian signal that Brasi now ‘sleeps view of the tropical mangrove habitat with the fishes’. outside. But was that correct? A considerably Utter Inn more likely interpretation, when, Located in a Swedish lake, this coupled with the Corleone family began as a work of installation art by subsequently moving into the Jules Undersea Lodge Mikael Genberg. The single room- hotel business, is that it is a veiled the seabed by James Cameron and hotel lies 3m below the surface of reference to Brasi deciding to Richard Branson show the lengths that Lake Mälaren in Västerås, develop underwater hotels? Sadly, these recreational activities can take. the author, Mario Puzo, died five At a less extreme level, submarine years ago, and thus unable to tours in single and multi-person confirm this probability. groups are also increasingly popular. Underwater recreation is a growing Underwater hotels are an area in sector of the tourism industry. Scuba which many see as a growth area. diving or snorkelling over shallow While some are in existence, others reefs and underwater photography is are at an advanced stage of planning. popular pastime. Some couples have been married underwater. Recent Jules Undersea Lodge journeys to the deepest margins of One of the most established is the Utter Inn Sweden with panoramic windows in all directions. It opened in June 2000 and formed the model that progressed into the Manta Underwater Room. Manta Designed on three levels with a lounging area on the roof, the subsea viewing area offers an almost 360deg 4 panorama. At night, underwater 5 spotlights attract the shyer and more unusual marine animals. Coral is already establishing itself on the anchoring lines and around the Manta Underwater Room Manta Underwater room underwater structure. It is located Image: Jesper Anhede. UT2 June July 2014 UT2 June July 2014 UT2 on Vacation The success of these projects has prompted the development of larger A wide shaft with a view of the scale ventures that are currently at the sky above gives a safe sense of planning stage. spaciousness, minimising any claustrophobic feelings some may Poseidon Undersea Resorts experience while staying in an One such is a resort located at a enclosed underwater space. private island in Fiji. The resort will be located in 40ft of water (13m) and will Elsewhere, some land hotels have be connected to land by two piers with underwater restaurants and other access and egress from elevators in facilities. each end-unit. It will consist of 24 suites measuring 51m2 (550 ft2) and one of 102m2 ( 1100ft2). In addition, the designers Poseidon Undersea have planned a 100-seat, 279m2 Resort layout (3000 ft2) restaurant and a bar/lounge 12 meters deep at high tide and is combination in one end unit and a roughly 50m wide in diameter. The Deep Ocean Technology library/lounge, There will also be a Manta Resort was opened in August The Polish company Deep Ocean conference room/wedding chapel and 2008. Technology has developed the Discus theatre area. Hotel. This comprises two discs – one underwater and the other above-water. In addition, an on-island complex will The structure sits up on five legs fixed include a total of 51 additional luxury to the seabed, and the upper disc is units. Guests will have a chance suspended above the water surface. to pilot one of four 1000ft capable These two technical solutions will 3-passenger personal submarines in ensure that Water Discus remains our pristine 5000 acre lagoon. safe even in the event of a fairly high Ithaa Undersea Restaurant - Dine below tsunami, which can normally flood the the waves in the world’s first all-glass The company has completed all of the nearest coastal areas. underwater restaurant. necessary design and engineering for the subsea structures and is Deep Ocean Technology currently working to secure the capital necessary to begin construction. The resort will be completed approximately two years following commencement of construction. 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