Prospector-1

The highest Dutch court has issued a temporary halt to construction on a gas well near Borkum on June 4, 2024. Greenpeace had previously protested on the drilling platform. The German Environmental Aid (DUH) , along with other partner organizations, had submitted an urgent application against the planned drilling. The court followed this. A final decision will be made next week after a hearing. The DUH accuses the energy company One-Dyas and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection of circumventing a previous court-ordered halt to construction by amending the permit. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs cleared the way for the controversial project on on May 29 after One-Dyas had made adjustments to the environmental requirements for the construction work in accordance with a previous court order. The 'Prospector 1' was brought by One-Dyas to the planned extraction site northwest of Borkum on the night of June 3 to start preparatory work for natural gas extraction. Greenpeace members protested against this on the morning of Juen 4. Some activists secured themselves to a platform and prevented the preparatory work from starting. One-Dyas reacted with incomprehension to the action, but assured that it would do everything to ensure the safety of the activists and the crew. One-Dyas announced last week that it was sticking to the goal of producing the first natural gas this year. Reports with photos and video: https://www.greenpeace.de/klimaschutz/energiewende/gasausstieg/kein-neues-gas https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/Gasbohrungen-vor-Borkum-Gericht-erlaesst-vorlaeufigen-Baustopp,bohrplattform102.html

On Dec 7, 2017, the reefer "Scombrus" was in allision with the "Prospector I" which was berthed in the Haringhaven in the port of Ijmuiden. The reefer suffered damage of the hull at starboardside amidships and berthed at the cutter quay at 7.40 p.m. where it remained under repair since. No reports on damages on the drill vessel. Photos: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2945895 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2945893 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2945896