Wind Orca

Wind turbine installation vessel operated by Cadeler. IMO 9601326.

Wind Orca with turbine components on deck at an offshore wind farm
Image: Cadeler

Where it is now

Not seen on AIS in the tracked North Sea and Baltic area in the last six hours. See it on the live map.

Offshore wind projects

  • Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm · 2021

    Monopile foundation installation (from Feb 2021, alongside DEME's Innovation), 165 monopiles total.

    Client: Orsted.

    Source: oedigital.com, offshorewind.biz
  • Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm · 2022–2023

    Turbine installation (114x Vestas V164-10 MW); took over from Wind Osprey April 2022.

    Client: SSE Renewables / TotalEnergies.

    Source: offshorewind.biz
  • Moray West Offshore Wind Farm · 2024

    T&I of all 60x Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD (14.7 MW); first commercial-scale SG 14.7 MW installation.

    Client: Ocean Winds.

    Source: marinelink.com, offshorewind.biz
  • Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm · Since 2026

    Monopile secondary-steel installation (monopiles installed by Wind Ally); mobilised 2026.

    Client: Orsted.

    Source: offshorewind.biz, cadeler.com

Announced contracts and orders

  • charter award with Ocean Winds for Moray West Offshore Wind Farm · announced 2022

    T&I of 60 Siemens Gamesa 14.7 MW turbines, offshore Scotland.

    Source: marinelink.com
  • charter award with Orsted for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm · announced 2023-04

    Two contracts with Orsted (April 2023): full T&I of all 197 monopile foundations plus installation of half the 197-turbine array (SG 14 MW); combined value classed as EUR 500-700 million; offshore work from Q1 2026. Fleet-level award covering Wind Ally, Wind Orca and Wind Osprey.

    Source: offshorewind.biz, oedigital.com

Detections in the last 30 days

No detections for Wind Orca in the last 30 days. A vessel working outside the tracked area, or sailing between jobs, produces none.

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