The Jackup Glomar Adriatic I slips into the water at Marathon LeTourneau's Gulf Marine Division at Brownsville. The rig is a Marathon Class 116-C, cantilever self-elevating, offshore drilling platform. At launching, the platform's derrick and other drilling components, along with the remaining sections of its three legs, had yet to be installed. The Glomar Adriatic I, which is being constructed for Global Marine Drilling Company, will be capable of operating in water depths up to 300 feet.
Marathon Launches Glomar Adriatic I
Photo caption
Photo caption: The Marathon Class 116-C cantilever self-elevating drilling platform Glomar Adriatic I was launched at Marathon LeTourneau's Gulf Marine Division in Brownsville for Global Marine Drilling Company.
Mentioned in this article
Company
- Marathon LeTourneau builder, Gulf Marine Division, Brownsville
- Global Marine Drilling Company rig owner
Vessel
- Glomar Adriatic I jackup drilling rig
Product
- Marathon Class 116-C cantilever self-elevating drilling platform design
GeoLocation
- Brownsville
Transcribed from the June 1981 print edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.