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China's world advanced deepwater multifunctional ship delivered

Xinhua, September 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

A multifunctional deepwater ship built for a 3,000-meter deepwater jumbo oil drilling platform was delivered Friday in east China's Jiangsu Province.

The "Offshore Oil 691" ship, designed by Rolls-Royce Marine and Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group, was backed by investment of more than 800 million yuan (about 126 million U.S.dollars).

The highlight of the ship is that it has a 366 ton towing capacity, allowing it to tow any oil drilling platform in the world, said Yang Zhigang, chairman of the board of the shipbuilding company.

The ship, which comes in at 93.4 meters long and 22 meters wide, is equipped with a 100-ton active heave compensation crane, a helicopter deck and other advanced facilities.

The ship can undertake water and oil supply missions and support underwater robot missions. It can also collect floating oil and carry out fire control work.

The ship was delivered to China Oilfield Service Ltd. Endit