Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) has grabbed three offshore supply vessels (OSVs) at US government auction to use for wind farm work.

The Louisiana shipowner said on Monday that it bought the US-flag trio from the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) for an undisclosed price.

“We believe these modern, state-of-the-art, high-spec, diesel-electric OSVs are great additions to our growing fleet,” chief executive Todd Hornbeck said.