A Golden Close Maritime drillship has been sold into Asia for $262.5m.
The company said money from the deal for the 80,000-dwt Deepsea Metro I (built 2011) will help redeem bonds.
Golden Close is a joint venture controlled 60% by Metro Exploration and 40% by Odfjell, which manages the unit.
Bassoe Offshore said the drillship has been warm-stacked in Malaysia since 2017 after seeing its most recent contract in disputed waters off Vietnam cut short due to force majeure.
