The contract for magnetic bottom scanning in Świnoujście has been signed
On September 6, at the headquarters of ZMPSiŚ SA, we signed a contract to perform a magnetic scan of the bottom of the sea area as part of the project entitled: “Construction of sea and rail access to the deep-water container terminal in the external port of Świnoujście”. We selected (in the request for quotation) UXO Marine Sp. as the contractor. z o. o. from Rumia – a company specializing in geophysical research in the Baltic Sea.
The agreement was signed on behalf of UXO Marine by Jacek Leśniak, president of the management board, on behalf of the Port, by Krzysztof Sadowski, vice president for infrastructure, and Arnold Perepeczo, vice president for economic and financial affairs.
The study will consist in scanning the seabed for the presence of ferromagnetic objects in part of the water area of the Outer Port in Świnoujście, to enable safe execution of planned works related to the implementation of the terminal construction project. As part of the order, UXO Marine will examine the area in terms of potential dangers in order to enable the future contractor of dredging and hydrotechnical works to estimate the risk of encountering dangerous objects of military origin and to determine the expenditure necessary to expose, remove and dispose of them. The planned project will be located east of the Eastern Breakwater, surrounding the LNG Terminal in Świnoujście. The research will be carried out by two teams of specialists: divers, hydrographers and archaeologists. Weather conditions will be a challenge.
Ferromagnetic objects – these are obstacles that can be found on the seabed, and which are made of the so-called “ferromagnetics”: iron, cobalt, nickel, but also other metal alloys. The facilities in question include: wrecks lying on the seabed, abandoned construction elements, military objects – e.g. unexploded ordnance, but also beer cans(!). The equipment used for scanning is so sensitive that it allows you to find even such small elements lying on the seabed.