Norway's Eidesvik Offshore has brought a platform supply vessel (PSV) back into the North Sea spot market after nearly three years in layup.

The 3,500-dwt Viking Athene (built 2006) has been fixed for a firm six months by Aker BP for supply and standby duties, broker Westshore reported.

It has been laid up for two years and eight months, having been stacked in Bomlo, Norway, in September 2016.