The world's largest Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit, the M026 FPSO, set sail on Monday from a dock in Qidong City in east China's Jiangsu Province, setting a new tonnage towing record along the Yangtze River.
The M026 FPSO is 335.31 meters in length, 60 meters in width, and 33.515 meters in height.
The towing convoy, spanning 784.2 meters in length, comprised the M026 FPSO, along with patrol boats, tugboats, and escort vessels.
Built by COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Offshore Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., the vessel will be deployed in an ultra-deep-water oil development project in Brazil.
Known as a "floating refinery", the vessel holds the record for the largest tonnage and highest storage capacity in its class. It is designed to produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day, process 12 million standard cubic meters of natural gas, and store up to 1.4 million barrels of crude oil.
World’s largest FPSO vessel sets sail from Jiangsu
World’s largest FPSO vessel sets sail from Jiangsu
The hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship, MV Hondius, has now reached 12 confirmed cases, with three reported deaths, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.
Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva, Tedros said the Netherlands had confirmed an additional case involving a crew member who disembarked in Tenerife, Spain, was repatriated to the Netherlands and has been isolating since then.
No deaths have been reported since May 2, when the outbreak was first reported to WHO, said Tedros.
He urged the affected countries to continue carefully monitoring all passengers and crew members for the remainder of the quarantine period.
More than 600 contacts continue to be followed in 30 countries, and a small number of high-risk contacts are still being located, according to the WHO chief.
He also thanked the countries cooperating in the international response and epidemiological investigation.
The cruise, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, departed from Argentina on April 1, carrying around 150 passengers and crew members from more than 20 countries.
The ship arrived at the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Monday for disinfection, ending a voyage that had drawn the attention of international health authorities over hantavirus infections on board.
Hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship rise to 12 after crew member tests positive: WHO
