We're finally going to move the Interceptor towards Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic
We've been at the Maritime Museum over there for the last 4 months
and the system was looking very good over there
But ofcourse we designed it so that it can be implemented in a dirty river
so we're gonna set sail towards the Tweede Maasvlakte
the big Port of Rotterdam load it on the big transport vessel
and then set sail towards the Dominican Republic
then we can start cleaning the Rio Ozama in the city of Santo Domingo.
We are going to sail alongside the Interceptor and Jeanne, the pushboat
to make sure that we can follow everything properly
We're prepared for cold weather. It's going to be windy out there.
So, there is a bit of wind. It's quite cold...
So there's different working temperatures than what we're used to
for instance in Indonesia or Malaysia
But I'm more than happy to be here again and start the day.
It's going to be fun
That's Interceptor 004 over there
It has been here in Rotterdam for the past four months
Since we unveiled it. This is the one we had at the unveil event
Now that everything has been signed we can commence transportation
Never seen it go this fast!
There's a lot of wind, and there's a lot of water...
The Interceptor is getting quite a beating right now
Mostly the barge on the side of the system is moving a lot...
Due to the waves and the wind.
The guys on the tug know how to control the speeds and will try to keep it as level as possible
Sun is shining. It's all clearing up now!
I'm good, man! I'm good.
It's been a really choppy adventure...
The Interceptor is moored alongside the Gusta Luna the transportation vessel
that will bring it towards the Dominican Republic. To Santo Domingo.
And we're going to offload it over there, get it in water again
and actually get it into the dirty river the Rio Ozama, where we are heading to
and start cleaning it up over there...
Wind down + Sun Down = System up?
That sounds like a good formula, right?
Lift one out of two has been finalized. The barge is in the hold over there
just down, just here. Lift it over and lift it in.
And over there the system is currently being positioned a bit more forward
So that we can position it underneath those two crane hooks
And then we start lifting it... It's going to be fun!
Looking good!
Still, some final things to do but I'm happy that we're loaded
lifts two out of two went well...
I'm on the deck. We're going! It's finally happening!