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Turkey: The 4th drilling rig in the port of Mersin – “Next move the Eastern Mediterranean”

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In the port of Tasoutzou (Olmoi) of Mersin, north of Cyprus, is from the morning of Thursday the fourth, and more advanced, Turkish drilling rig. According to the Turkish agency East, after a two-month stay in Mersin, the new ship of the Turkish fleet “is expected to sail in the Eastern Mediterranean “ but without mentioning exactly where.

“The ship, which started its voyage from South Korea “On March 7, he will stay in the port of Mersin for about two months in preparation for his first drilling exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean.”

It is a seventh generation deepwater drilling rig, “one level better” than the other three ships, Fatih, Kanuni and Yavuz (photo), of the Turkish fleet, according to Anadolu.

According to the Turkish agency, the ship is capable of drilling at depths of 12,200 meters, is 238 meters long and 42 meters wide, equipped with advanced seventh generation technology and a crew of 200 people.

The ship also has an active positioning system and is currently called “Cobalt Explorer”, but will be renamed.

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