Norway's SeaBird Exploration has agreed a deal to buy two offshore support vessels that are the subject of a forced sale by Boa Offshore bondholders.
The seismic survey shipowner it was in an "exclusive process" to acquire the 80-loa seismic vessels Boa Galatea (built 2008) and Boa Thalassa (built 2009) for NOK 185m ($21.71m).
"The Boa vessels are well suited for source and 2D operations, as well as EM seabed logging, for which Boa Thalassa is currently contracted with EMGS until September 2019, with options for EMGS to extend for three periods of six months each," SeaBird said.
