土耳其从梅尔辛港派遣其深海钻井船“贝伊”号前往索马里水域，执行该国在土耳其海域管辖范围之外的首次深海勘探钻井任务。

能源部长阿尔帕斯兰·巴伊拉克塔尔表示，贝伊将于4月在索马里水域的Curad-1井场开始钻探。

该船将进行为期45天的航程，途经地中海、直布罗陀海峡、西非海岸，绕过好望角，最终抵达索马里近海钻井作业地点。土耳其海军舰艇，包括“桑卡克塔尔”号、“格科瓦”号和“巴夫拉”号，将随行提供安全和后勤支持。

Turkey dispatched its deep-sea drilling vessel Çağrı Bey from the Port of Mersin Taşucu toward Somali waters to undertake the country’s first deep-sea exploration drilling mission outside Turkey’s maritime jurisdiction.

Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said that Çağrı Bey will begin drilling at the Curad-1 well site in Somali waters in April.

The vessel’s 45-day journey will take it around the Mediterranean, through the Strait of Gibraltar, along the West African coast and around the Cape of Good Hope before reaching the Somali offshore drilling location. Turkish naval assets, including the warships TCG Sancaktar, TCG Gökova and TCG Bafra, are accompanying the mission to provide security and logistical support.