MV Normand Maximus

History
While Normand Maximus was off the coast of Brazil in February 2017, workers from Baker Hughes were conducting pre-commissioning tests in advance of the ship's deployment as an offshore platform for Saipem. During pressure testing of the gas flow system, the mixture of monoethylene glycol and air in the system exploded. Several valves and pipes were blown, and one employee was killed by the incident. In 2020, Saipem cancelled the charter for Normand Maximus early, only four years into its eight-year contract.

In February 2022, it was announced that Normand Maximus, along with sister ships Normand Frontier, Normand Pioneer, and Normand Navigator, had been chartered for a total of $45.8 million. The American Shipping Company from Oslo acquired the vessel in May 2022 through a long-term bareboat charter. The following year, in May 2023, a letter of intent for the ship was signed with another offshore company. The vessel would be under contract beginning in 2024, for at least 490 days thereafter.