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Turbine ship sets sail on maiden wind farm voyage

Richard Madden
BBC News
Lis Henderson/BBC The Wind Peak sails along the Humber Estauary. The water is calm and the vessel is mirrored in the reflection of the water. The red and white vessel is carrying several large white towers and long wind turbine blades. Closer to shore, the submerged wreck of a small ship is breaking through the water.Lis Henderson/BBC
An image of the Wind Peak taken at night. The dark skies are illuminated by lights on the red and white vessel which has a long crane spanning the length of the deck.
The Wind Peak sails past Paull in East Yorkshire as it makes its way to the North Sea
The vessel spent seven days docked at the Port of Hull taking on components for use on the Sofia wind farm at Dogger Bank

A purpose-built vessel, carrying the first turbines for a major wind farm in the North Sea, has set sail with its first cargo.

The Wind Peak arrived in Hull on 12 March to collect components to be used on the Sofia wind farm at Dogger Bank off the Yorkshire coast.

The vessel, which is is 162m (530ft) long and 60m (200ft) wide, set out on its first 80 mile (129km) trip out to the site of the wind farm earlier.

According to Vessel Finder, a website which tracks maritime traffic, the Wind Peak is due to arrive on site at 22:00 GMT.

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