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Wind (offshore)TaiwanEIR-0953

Accident on Heerema vessel Aegir halts jacket installation off Taiwan

2020Published 17 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

MinorOtherProvisional
Estimated damageEstimated by the register's adjusterHow? Know the real figure?
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turbine out of service for about •• daysShown in the record →Full estimate
Where
off Taiwan
Owner
Taiwan Power Company
What
accident aboard Aegir vessel during foundation installation
Outcome
work on 21 jacket foundations suspended

Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Taiwan Power

What happened

Upstream Online reported on 19 June 2020 that work installing 21 jacket foundations for an offshore wind farm for Taiwan Power Company had been suspended after an accident on the Heerema vessel Aegir off Taiwan. The report does not say what failed, whether anyone was hurt, or when installation would restart.

Contributing factors

Not reported.

Lessons learned

  1. After an accident on an installation vessel, foundation work should stay stopped until the vessel and any partly installed jackets are confirmed safe.
  2. Campaign records should state what failed and whether anyone was hurt, not only that work was suspended.
  3. Restart should wait on a clear account of the accident, which this report does not give.

More lessons on structural integrity and turbines, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • Nature of the accident
  • Whether anyone was injured
  • Cause of the accident
  • Duration of work suspension

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Source

upstreamonline.com

Published 2026-09-17. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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