The harmed exploration gear Transocean Winner has actually begun its trip to Turkey aboard a hefty lift ship greater than 2 months after the gear ran swamped in Scotland.

The UK Maritime and also Coast Guard Agency has actually reported that at about 8:05 p.m. Friday the semi-submersible hefty lift ship Hawk increased support and also started its trip delivering the gear Transocean Winner from Broad Bay on the Isle of Lewis.

The Hawk will certainly make a brief stoppover in Malta prior to heading to its last location of Turkey where the Transocean Winner will certainly be knocked down.

“At 5pm today I advised the Master of the HAWK that he had my permission to weigh anchor and proceed on the voyage in accordance with the agreed passage plan,” stated Secretary of State’s Representative (SOSREP),Hugh Shaw “The UK Coastguard will continue to monitor its passage until it leaves the UK Search and Rescue Region. Weather permitting, the voyage to Malta will take approximately two weeks.”

Transocean Winner’s separation comes greater than 2 months after the 17,000 bunch gear ran swamped on Scotland’s Isle of Lewis after damaging without a tow in hefty climate on August 8. The gear invested concerning 2 weeks swamped prior to it was refloated and also relocated to Broad Bay, where it was secured as it waited for the arrival of theHawk

Transocean Winner’s last location has in fact constantly been Turkey, where proprietor Transocean was intending to junk the 30-year-old gear after it finished an agreement for Marathon Oil in theNorwegian North Sea