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Turkish cargo ship sinks off Black Sea coast, 1 crew member killed, 11 missing
One crew member has died and eleven others were missing after a cargo ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast in severe storms, Turkish officials said on Monday. The ship was on its way to the western Turkish port of Izmir The Turkish-flagged …
Nov 20, 2023 / Accidents
TPAO's drillship begins ops in Black Sea
The Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has announced that its drilling vessel Fatih has commenced drilling operations in a new location within the Black Sea. The vessel, boasting dimensions with a length of 229 meters, a width of 36 meters and a …
Oct 4, 2023 / Curious
Ukraine Strikes Offshore Oil Drilling Rig in the Black Sea– Crimean Official
Officials Russia-annexed Crimea has accused Ukraine of firing upon an oil drilling platform in the Black Sea off the coast of the peninsula Monday morning, with three injured and seven missing."This morning the enemy struck the drilling platforms of …
Jun 21, 2022 / Accidents
Turkey to implement Montreux Convention, an international pact on naval passage to the Black Sea, due to Ukraine war
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Ankara was implementing an international pact on naval passage to the Black Sea."Turkey will implement all provisions of Montreux Convention in a transparent manner," the minister told a live interview with …
Feb 28, 2022 / Curious
PGS Secures Q4 Work for Ramform Vanguard
PGS has been awarded a significant acquisition contract in the Black Sea. The project is scheduled to start mid-August 2021 and be completed in November. There are options related to the contract with potential for the program to extend well into …
May 31, 2021 / Vessels
Shearwater GeoServices awarded Bulgaria Black Sea 3D survey by Total
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (Shearwater) announced earlier today the award of a large towed streamer 3D acquisition and Fast Track processing project in the Black Sea by Total E&P Bulgaria B.V. (Total). The contract award follows an active …
Mar 2, 2020 / Curious
High-Speed Transfers’ second Damen FCS 2710 to debut with Shell
Supporting active drilling operations sets new level of CTV engagementUK-based crew transfer specialist High-Speed Transfers (HST) has announced that its second vessel of Damen’s new FCS 2710 class will be contracted by Shell to support its …
Apr 8, 2019 / Vessels
Milaha launches new Black Sea Express service as the first service in Europe
Milaha has announced the launch of its new Black Sea Express Service (BSX), a direct container feeder route linking Greece, Turkey, Georgia and Russia.The new feeder service marks Milaha’s first European service linking the Mediterranean and Black …
Feb 4, 2019 / Curious