This video was filmed this past June but has re-emerged online this week with no info attached, prompting several questions on social media about where and when this launch took place. Lucky for you we have the info.
The video shows the launch of the multi-purpose offshore vessel MV Dina Polaris at the Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey on June 29, 2016. The vessel is owned by Myklebusthaug Management in Norway. We have posted the specs of the vessel below:
UT 7521- Multi Function Offshore Support/Platform Supply Vessel MV Dina Polaris. Illustration: Myklebusthaug Management
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