Türkiye's new drill ship to start operating in Mediterranean tomorrow

The countdown to the first mission of Türkiye's Abdulhamid Han drill ship has begun, as it sets sail from the port city of Mersin on Aug. 9 to its destination in the Mediterranean. 

Operated by the state energy company Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO),

Abdulhamid Han will be subject to final controls before it starts its journey from the Mersin Tasucu port in the Mediterranean, TPAO confirmed.

The fourth drill ship in Türkiye's fleet, consisting of Fatih, Kanuni and Yavuz, has a crew capacity of 200.

The vessel is one of five seventh-generation ships in the world, with a maximum drilling depth of 12,200 meters. It is 238 meters long, has a width of 42 meters, a tower height of 104 meters  and weighs 68,000 gross tons.