The wave rolling at the bow of Marathon Hull #162 marks the launching of another self-elevating mobile offshore drilling platform from Marathon LeTourneau's Gulf Marine Division rig yard at Brownsville, Texas, recently. The Glomar Adriatic II, a Marathon Class 116-C cantilever jackup drilling platform, will remain at the company's rig yard while the derrick and other drilling package components and the rest of the rig's 410-foot legs are installed.
Marathon Manufacturing Company is the leading manufacturer of mobile offshore jackup drilling platforms and a multi-product company manufacturing materials handling equipment, fabricated steel products, metal buildings, white oils, batteries and consumer goods, and providing civil engineering and construction services. Marathon Manufacturing is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Penn Central Corporation.