WTIV Loses Control in Danish Port, Damages Offshore Wind Farm Blades
The wind turbine installation vessel Brave Tern lost control while berthed at Esbjerg port, Denmark, drifting into a second WTIV and then an onshore crane. Nine 115-metre Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD blades destined for the Thor offshore wind farm were destroyed in the collision sequence. No injuries were reported and the vessel has been detained pending investigation.
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Impact verdict
Medium impact. Loss pathway centres on a high-value specialty WTIV hull (typically nine-figure USD), nine large offshore wind blades (multi-million-euro per-blade unit value indicated), and potential third-party damage to a second WTIV and an onshore crane. Combined Hull + Cargo + Energy exposure is plausibly in the tens-of-millions to low-hundreds-of-millions EUR range, with project delay and BI contingent on Thor schedule impact. Confirmation of vessel damage extent, total-vs-repair blade count, and any P&I / port-authority liability split is required before escalating severity.
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