''Discoverer Clear Leader'' is a

double hulled A double hull is a ship hull design and construction method where the bottom and sides of the ship have two complete layers of watertight hull surface: one outer layer forming the normal hull of the ship, and a second inner hull which is some dist ...

dynamically positioned drillship, capable of operating in moderate environments and water depths up to 12,000 feet (3,657m) using an , 15,000 psi blowout preventer (BOP), and a 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.

Sister ships

''Discoverer Clear Leader'' design is a "Transocean Offshore enhanced Enterprise-class" and has four other

sister ship A sister ship is a ship of the same class or of virtually identical design to another ship. Such vessels share a nearly identical hull and superstructure layout, similar size, and roughly comparable features and equipment. They often share a ...

s: ''Discoverer Americas'', ''Discoverer Inspiration'', ''Discoverer Luanda'', and ''Discoverer India''.

References

External links

Transocean official website

''Discoverer Clear Leader'' — V7MO2 — position and weather
at '' Sailwx''
''Discoverer Clear Leader'' current position
at ''VesselTracker'' {{Deepwater Drillships Transocean 2009 ships Ships built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering