Photos: First U.S.-Built WTIV Completes First Trials

The first wind turbine installation vessel, Charybdis for Dominion Energy, is nearly complete reports shipbuilder Seatrium. The company’s AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas released the first photos of the vessel as it undergoes trials.

“Charybdis is 96 percent completed and complies with U.S. Jones Act regulations, allowing it to operate seamlessly in U.S. waters for domestic offshore wind projects,” writes Seastrium. “One of the largest WTIVs of its kind globally, the Charybdis is designed to handle current and next-generation wind turbines up to 12 megawatts or larger.”

Dominion Energy had reported recently that the vessel was under…