''Discoverer Clear Leader'' is a double hulled

dynamically positioned Dynamic positioning (DP) is a computer-controlled system to automatically maintain a vessel's position and heading by using its own propellers and thrusters. Position reference sensors, combined with wind sensors, motion sensors and gyrocompass ...

drillship A drillship is a merchant vessel designed for use in exploratory offshore drilling of new oil and gas wells or for scientific drilling purposes. In recent years the vessels have been used in deepwater and ultra-deepwater applications, equipped ...

, capable of operating in moderate environments and water depths up to 12,000 feet (3,657m) using an , 15,000 psi

blowout preventer A blowout preventer (BOP) (pronounced B-O-P, not "bop") is a specialized valve or similar mechanical device, used to seal, control and monitor oil and gas wells to prevent blowouts, the uncontrolled release of crude oil or natural gas from a w ...

(BOP), and a outside diameter (OD)

marine riser Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military ...

. The

Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...

-flagged vessel is owned by

Transocean Transocean Ltd. is an American company. It is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor based on revenue and is based in Vernier, Switzerland. The company has offices in 20 countries, including Canada, the United States, Norway, United ...

, and is operating in the

Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin, ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of ...

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