Turkey’s Oruc Reis seismic vessel has reached its destination where it will conduct seismic research activity, Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez said on Monday, according to a report in Anadolu Agency.
Yunanistan ve Mısır arasında imzalanan sözde anlaşma sonrası Akdeniz'e açılan araştırma gemisi Oruç Reis'ten ilk görüntü geldi. Dev gemi 10-23 Ağustos tarihleri arasında bölgede araştırma yapacak.
— Yeni Şafak (@yenisafak) August 10, 2020
“Our MTA Oruc Reis seismic research vessel, reached the operation area after departing from Antalya, for its new mission in Mediterranean. 83 million Turkish people support you, Oruc Reis,” Donmez was cited as saying by Anadolu in a tweet.
He also said that Ankara’s research activities in the Mediterranean and Black Sea “will continue nonstop” to achieve “Turkey's energy independence.”
The Turkish seismic vessel is accompanied by two auxiliary vessels and will be conducting exploratory drilling from Monday until August 23, according to a navigational telex issued earlier in the day.
MTA Oruç Reis Sismik Araştırma Gemimiz, Akdeniz’deki yeni görevi için Antalya’dan demir alarak, çalışma yapacağı alana ulaştı.
— Fatih Dönmez (@fatih_donmez) August 10, 2020
Türkiye’nin enerji bağımsızlığı için Akdeniz’de ve Karadeniz’deki çalışmalarımız aralıksız devam edecek.
83 milyon arkanda Oruç Reis.
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