Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Krasnodar Territory, from where he reached the special pipe-laying vessel Pioneering Spirit by helicopter. There, after the meeting of the President of the Russian Federation with ship captain Fred Regtop, in the presence of Gazprom head Alexei Miller and President of the Swiss company Allseas Edward Hayerem, the construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline from the Russian coast to Turkey was launched.
In fact, work on laying the pipeline has been going on since May of this year, but the official start from the Russian side was given today. The President of Russia, being at Pioneering Spirit, gave the command to carry out the work:
Come on, go ahead!
For reference: Pioneering Spirit is the world's largest vessel engaged in offshore pipe-laying and drilling platform operations. It belongs to the Swiss company Allseas. In fact, it is a huge catamaran. The ship was actually built at two shipyards: the project was launched in South Korea, and its completion in the Netherlands. This is a real sea monster with a length of about 383 m, which goes under the flags of Malta and Panama. The width of the vessel is more than 123,75 m with a draft of about 27. The vessel’s crew is more than 570 people. Pioneering Spirit can take 27 000 t pipes at a time, which allows it to work autonomously for 5-7 days.
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