MV ''Karadeniz Powership Gökhan Bey'' is

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-flagged floating power plant, owned and operated by

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. In 2016, she was solemnly sent off from the

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, Turkey together with the MV ''Karadeniz Powership Yasin Bey'' to

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to supply electricity to the power grid. She has a generation capacity of 125 MW.

Cargo ship

The ship was built in 2000 as a general cargo carrier by

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, China. The long vessel has a beam of . By 11,934 DWT, she has a cargo capacity of .

Powership

The Turkish company Karpowership purchased the general cargo ship. She was converted into a Powership at Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, and renamed MV ''Karadeniz Powership Gökhan Bey'' with a generation capacity of 120 MW. On November 13, 2016, the Powership sailed to Indonesia in a ceremony attended by the President

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, Prime Minister

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, Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Ahmet Arslan and other officials. She was commissioned to supply electricity to the power grid in

Ship's registry

* ex-MV ''HR Indication'' (2014–2016), owned by Hammonia Reederei,

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, Germany * ex-MV ''HHL Indication'' (2013–2014) * ex-MV ''HR Indication'' (2011–2013) * ex-MV ''Beluga Indication'' (2007–2011) * ex-MV ''Nirint Iberia'' (2007) * ex-MV ''Beluga Indication'' (2007) * ex-MV ''Nirint Iberia'' (2006–2007) * ex-MV ''Beluga Indication'' (2004–2006) * ex-MV ''Cec Apollon'' (2000–2004)

References

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