MARINE decommissioning experts are warning of a potential big blast on the coast near Teesside on Monday (February 28).

In one of the final acts in the recycling of what was originally a 17,000-tonne offshore facility at Able Seaton Port, near Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, the remaining part of the structure will be brought to the ground in a controlled explosion.

Able UK said it will be deploying what it terms “a controlled ‘drop’,” using explosive devices.

Subject to wind conditions, it is likely to take place on Monday afternoon.

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Able UK is providing advance warnings to neighbouring businesses that the explosion, again subject to the prevailing wind, is expected to be heard across the surrounding area.

In the event of any weather-related delays, the company will review suitable future alternative opportunities on a rolling daily basis. 

Able UK said its record of undertaking complex offshore decommissioning projects stretches back more than 30 years, with the company handling work for most major operators in the oil and gas sectors.

It said it has achieved recycling rates well in excess of 98-per cent.

Able Seaton Port is also said to be playing a central role in offshore wind installation with Vestas, a world leading turbine supplier, continuing the installation of the 110 units that make up the Seagreen offshore wind farm, off the east coast of Scotland.

 

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