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'Flotel' makes pitstop ahead of Australian deployment

Safe Boreas heads to Singapore for survey and maintenance before returning to WA

Colin Hay

The Safe Boreas is a semi-submersible accommodation rig, or “flotel,” operated by offshore housing specialist Prosafe

The Safe Boreas is a semi-submersible accommodation rig, or “flotel,” operated by offshore housing specialist Prosafe | Credits: Prosafe

Offshore giant Prosafe is preparing the 450-person semi-submersible flotel Safe Boreas for an extended stint off the Western Australian coast. The Norwegian company has hired the specialist vessel to...

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