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projects in the United Kingdom since 2010, the first of the offshore wind farms was

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, which is separated into two units, Walney 1 + 2, also there was the London Array and West of Duddon Sands. The ''Spirit'' beached approximately 750m south of

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to lay the export cable for

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(26 & 27 June 2010). The export cable was pulled ashore in a joint effort between VolkerInfra, CM&I Marine an
VBMS
In 2013 the vessel was featured in a season 7 episode of the Canadian TV documentary series

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