The sea jack is pulled by tugs across the Irish Sea, in a journey that can take up to two days.
15 August 2011Last updated at 15:44
Three steps to build a wind farm: The sea jack
- 1.
The docks
The journey begins at the docks, as huge cranes set to work on the wind turbines
- 2.
The journey of the sea jack
Introducing the mighty transporter that takes the turbines out to sea
- 3.
Building towers in the sea
Find out what it is like to work inside a turbine and see the view from the top
Science correspondent David Shukman inspects the sea jack, the immense beast of burden, without which the wind farm could not be built. Click on the pictures below to see his reports.
What is a sea jack?
Science correspondent David Shukman describes the logistics behind installing some of the world's largest wind turbines
Heart of the sea jack
Science correspondent David Shukman discovers how the sea jack manages to lift loads of over 10,000 tonnes
Meet the captain
Science correspondent David Shukman talks to Jakob Neergaard, the captain of the sea jack, about the pressures of his job
Building a tower
Aboard the sea jack, David Shukman looks at how the sections of a turbine are carefully pieced together
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