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Specialised vessel for laying subsea telecommunications + power cable. Fitted with cable-storage tanks (up to 8,000 tonnes cable), cable-laying gear + plough, and DP2 or DP3. Owners: Alcatel Submarine Networks, NKT, Prysmian, Van Oord, Boskalis. Global offshore-wind buildout has driven 2020s newbuild activity. Officer roles include Master + Cable Engineer + DPO + subsea specialists.