50Hertz makes the Baltic Sea a safer place

Diving robots ensure the removal of explosive ordnance in deep water
Photo: Siegfried Wagner, 50Hertz

Lubmin – The clearing of explosive ordnance for offshore cable project Ostwind 1 has reached the finishing straight. "Along the 90-kilometre distance, we assessed a total of over 3,500 hazardous points within a survey corridor of 230 metres in width. So far, 442 explosive ordnance objects have been identified, properly salvaged and removed or detonated on site", said Dr Wolfgang Thießen, project leader for cable laying at 50Hertz. "In doing so, we have made the Baltic Sea a safer place", stated Dr Thießen.
To guarantee the safety during the construction and operation of the cable connection for the future offshore wind farm to the north-east of Rügen, 50Hertz is creating an ordnance-free cable corridor together with specialised companies and in coordination with the ammunition recovery service of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (MBD M-V). The salvage work should be concluded by the beginning of the second quarter of 2016 at the latest.