 Ship going to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on 9 July 2010
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Discoverer Clear Leader |
| Owner | Triton Asset Leasing GmbH |
| Operator | Transocean |
| Port of registry |  Marshall Islands, Majuro |
| Ordered | 27 February 2006 |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 6 August 2007 |
| Launched | 10 November 2007 |
| Completed | 2009 |
| Identification |
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| Status | 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.[2][3]
- ^ a b "Discoverer Clear Leader (27186)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Fleet Specifications: Discoverer Clear Leader". Transocean. 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ "Rig Data: Discoverer Clear Leader". Rigzone. 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.