Tog Mor Is Leaving Allseas After Running Aground in Mexico When Sheltering from September Storms
After more than two decades of dedicated service, we’re bidding farewell to Tog Mor, our reliable shallow-water pipelay barge.
Tog Mor ran aground in Mexico in September while seeking shelter from a tropical wave event . Following a successful salvage operation, she has been sold for repurpose.
Purchased by Allseas in 1997, Tog Mor was converted for pipelay and construction activities between 2001 and 2002. Debuting for Allseas on the Interconnector Scotland-Ireland pipeline job, she went on to safely install more than 400 kilometres of nearshore pipeline worldwide.
Her robust design, impressive tension holding capacity and lifting power made her indispensable on dozens of projects requiring stability and strength in challenging conditions.
Built in 1975 as a heavy-duty floating derrick, Tog Mor (“Big Lift” in Gaelic) was designed with unique Stülcken masts for the assembly of large sections and modules for offshore production platforms. Her legacy began with the construction of the North Sea’s Maureen platform, and later, she famously lifted the historic Mary Rose warship from the Solent seabed.
Tog Mor will now embark on a new chapter.
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