The French vessel Abeille Marengo sailed into the port of Heraklion in Crete on Tuesday morning ahead of seabed surveys for the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection, according to neakriti.gr.
Greek authorities have forwarded the permits for French company Nexans and its subcontractor to use the vessel. A navtex, the navigational warning to shipping, has yet to be issued but is expected within a few days.
The ship left Naples on Friday, October 23, bound for Crete. The island is expected to serve as its base before the planned work in the eastern Mediterranean begins.
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