The FSRU of Summit LNG Terminal Co said in a statement on Friday that due to adverse weather conditions at sea and almost zero underwater visibility, the damage identified by the internationally licensed subsea diving team has posed significant obstacles to rectify that.
"Assuming favourable weather and sea conditions, Summit anticipates completing the repositioning and reconnection of the DTM plug by the end of August 2024 and ship-to-ship transfer ready in September 2024," it said.
On 10th July 2024, Summit's Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) had returned from Singapore to Moheshkhali, Cox's Bazar after repair of its ballast water tank that was damaged during the cyclone Remal on 27th May 2024.
On 11th July 2024, during the preparation for mooring the FSRU with the Disconnectable Turret Mooring (DTM) plug in the subsea landing pad, there was an unexpected entanglement and damage to the DTM buoy messenger line, it reads.
Summit and its international partners are working tirelessly, round the clock to resume operations of the LNG Terminal while maintaining the highest safety standards, the statement said.
In July 2024, MacGregor and CAN System, both Norwegian-based world renowned maritime companies and Shelf Subsea, a Singapore -based company, were all appointed by Summit LNG Terminal Co Ltd (SLNG) to safely moor Summit's Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) by rectifying the mishap of offset Disconnectable Turret Mooring (DTM) on the subsea landing pad.
To reconnect the FSRU, the DTM plug has to be repositioned on the centre of the landing pad (located on the seafloor).
Although the Anchor Handling Tug (AHT) Coral was equipped to perform this repositioning, unfortunately, it was unable to exert the force required to reposition the DTM. For a stronger and higher capacity crane to move the DTM, Summit has contracted 'Oriental Dragon', a Diving Support Vessel (DSV) expected to reach Moheshkhali from Singapore on 22nd August 2024, Thursday, it reads.
