- Discoverer Clear Leader
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Ship going to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on July 9, 2010Career Name: Discoverer Clear Leader Owner: Triton Asset Leasing GmbH Operator: Transocean Port of registry: 
Marshall Islands, MajuroOrdered: 27 February 2006 Builder: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Okpo, South KoreaLaid down: 06 August 2007 Launched: 10 November 2007 Completed: 2009 Identification: Call sign: V7MO2
DNV ID: 27186
IMO number: 9386122
MMSI no: 538002877Status: Operational Notes: [1] General characteristics Class and type: Det Norske Veritas Tonnage: 65,573 GT; 10,100 DWT Length: 254.4 m (835 ft) Beam: 38 m (125 ft) Draught: 13 m (43 ft) Depth: 19 m (62 ft) Notes: [1][2] Discoverer Clear Leader is a double hulled dynamically positioned drillship , capable of operating in moderate environments and water depths up to 12,000 feet (3,657m) using an 18.75 in (47.6 cm), 15,000 psi blowout preventer (BOP), and a 21 in (53 cm) outside diameter (OD) marine riser. The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel is owned by Transocean, and is operating in the Gulf of Mexico of the United States.[3][2]
Sister ships
Discoverer Clear Leader design is a "Transocean Offshore enhanced Enterprise-class" and has three other sister ships: Discoverer Americas, Discoverer Inspiration, Discoverer Luanda, and Discoverer India.[1]
Discoverer Inspiration delivers new containment cap to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on July 10, 2010. In the background are the Discoverer Enterprise, GSF Development Driller II, and Helix Producer I
References
- ^ a b c "Discoverer Clear Leader". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. 2010. https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=owner&vesselid=27186. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Fleet Specifications: Discoverer Clear Leader". Transocean. 2010. http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Discoverer-Clear-Leader-416C14.html?LayoutID=17. Retrieved 07 June 2010.
- ^ "Rig Data: Discoverer Clear Leader". Rigzone. 2010. http://www.rigzone.com/data/rig_detail.asp?rig_id=1410. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
External links
- Transocean official website
- Discoverer Clear Leader — V7MO2 — position and weather at Sailwx
- Discoverer Clear Leader current position at VesselTracker
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