FROM THE ARCHIVE:
“TRANSOCEAN SEARCHER” and “NORMAND PIONEER” at Åsgard field / North Sea, 7 December 1999.
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“TRANSOCEAN SEARCHER” / Nassau.
TYPE: Drilling rig
IMO NO: 8754487
13 587 gt / 4076 nt
Delivered from Kaldnes Mv AS., Tønsberg / Norway (Yard no 219), in 1983.
Name history:
- “ROSS ISLE” from delivery in 1983 until 1996
- “TRANSOCEAN SEARCHER” from 1996 until breaking in 2018
The rig arrived breakers yard in Aliaga / Turkey, 25 October 2018, as her final destination.
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“NORMAND PIONEER” / Douglas
TYPE: AHTS
IMO NO: 9179751
5913 gt / 1774 nt / 5292 mdwt
Delivered from Ulstein Verft AS., Ulsteinvik / Norway (Yard no 236), in February 1999.
Name history:
- “NORMAND PIONEER” from delivery in 02/1999 –
- From 02/1999 – Owned by The Pioneer Offshore Ltd. (Solstad Shipping AS.), Douglas / Isle of Man.
- From 02/2007 – Owned by Solstad Offshore Ltd. (Solstad Shipping AS.), Douglas / Isle of Man.
- From 12/2014 – Owned by Pioneer Offshore Ltd. (Solstad Shipping AS.), Douglas / Isle of Man.
- From 03/2018 – Owned by Pioneer Offshore Ltd. (Solstad Shipping AS.), Skudeneshavn / Norway.
- From 06/2021 – Owned by Solstad Rederi AS., Skudeneshavn / Norway.
- 2023 – Still in service
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Link below to “ROSS ISLE” article:
FROM THE ARCHIVE – “ROSS ISLE” MOORED AT TAU OUTSIDE STAVANGER, IN MAY 1993 (BROKEN UP 2018)
