TIV ''MPI Adventure'' is a

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installation vessel that was built in 2010 by Cosco Nantong Shipyard, China.

Description

MPI Adventure is long, with a beam of . She has a draught of between and , with a depth of . She has an air draught of when operating at a draught. The ship is propelled by three Rolls-Royce US 355 FP azimuth thrusters. She has three bow thrusters. These are powered by six 3,625bhp Rolls-Royce Bergen C25:33L-8 diesel engines. ''MPI Adventure'' has accommodation for 112 crew, with a maximum of 200 people able to be accommodated on board. Equipment installed includes a crane which has a capacity of at radius. An auxiliary crane has a capacity of at radius and a third crane has a capacity of at radius. The ship is fitted with six jacking legs. She can jack up in waves high and at windspeeds of up to with a maximum current of . Once jacked up, the ship can operate in waves of high, windspeeds up to and currents of . She can operate in water up to deep, with the legs sinking into the seabed by and the ship raised above the surface of the sea.

History

''MPI Adventure'' was launched on 27 August 2010. The naming ceremony was held on 19 January 2011 at Qidong,

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, China. She was delivered to the United Kingdom from China on 21 March 2011. ''MPI Adventure'' is flagged to the Netherlands. She is allocated the

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9530084, the

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245924000 and the Call sign PCKV. ''MPI Adventure'' was used to install wind turbines in the

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