Deepwater-Champion
IMO: 9471862
Drilling Ship, Vanuatu
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Vessel Details
MMSI
576486000
Callsign
YJVM9
Width
36.0 m
Length
590.0 m
Reviews (1)
Anthony
2026-02-01
Position: Radio Officer
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Looking for information about this vessel. Does anyone have experience with this vessel? How was the atmosphere onboard?
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No personal experience yet, just gathering info.
Latest News (3)
Beached
Beached at Aliaga 02.03.26
sold to Breakers
Sold to Breakers 02.09.25
DEEPWATER CHAMPION 9471862
The "Deepwater Champion" will begin working for ExxonMobil in the US Gulf of Mexico after the vessel finishes operations for the supermajor in the Black Sea off Turkey. The drillship is contracted to ExxonMobil under a five-year deal signed alrady 2010. The newbuild’s first stop was in the Black Sea off Turkey, where it began operations this month at a dayrate of $703,000. It is scheduled to remain in the Black Sea until December 2012 when it will be relocated to an ExxonMobil development in the US Gulf. Upon arrival in the Gulf, the vessel’s dayrate will drop to $640,000. The Deepwater Champion, a Gusto MSC/P 10,000 design, will remain in the Gulf until December 2015. It is capable of drilling to a depth of 12,190 metres and operating in a maximum water depth of 3660 metres.
Frequently Asked Questions
🌊 Did Deepwater-Champion sink or have any sinking incidents?
Based on available news reports, Deepwater-Champion has been mentioned in connection with sinking-related incidents. There have been 1 news reports mentioning sinking incidents. For detailed information about specific incidents, please refer to the latest news section above.