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Hong Kong-flagged grain carrier
|
History
|
Hong Kong
|
Name
| MV
Delight
|
Owner
| Starry Shine International Ltd.
[1]
|
Operator
| Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines
[1]
|
Port of registry
| Hong Kong
|
Builder
| Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
[1]
|
Laid down
| January 1, 1985
[1]
|
Launched
| 1 April 1985
[1]
|
Completed
| 28 December 1985
[1]
|
Identification
| |
Captured
|
- 18 November 2008
- released 10 January 2009
|
Fate
| Scrapped
|
General characteristics
|
Type
| Bulk carrier
[1]
|
Tonnage
| |
Length
| 190 m (620 ft)
|
Beam
| 30.03 m (98.5 ft)
|
Draft
| 11.62 m (38.1 ft)
|
Propulsion
| MAN B&W 6L60MC
[1]
|
Crew
| 25
|
The
MV
Delight
is a
Hong Kong
-
flagged
grain carrier
. It was
attacked and hijacked
in the
Gulf of Aden
in the
Arabian Sea
off the coast of
Yemen
in the
Horn of Africa
by
Somali
pirates
on 18 November 2008 at 2 p.m.
[2]
[3]
[4]
The
Delight
, chartered by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines,
[5]
was carrying a
cargo
of 36,000 tonnes of
wheat
, and was heading for Iran's
Bandar Abbas
port
. The
25 crew members
are from
India
(7),
Pakistan
(2),
Philippines
(7),
Iran
(7),
Ghana
(2).
[6]
[7]
[8]
The ship was released on 10 January 2009.
[9]
Ransom
[
edit
]
On 22 November, India's Directorate General of Shipping announced that communication had been established between the pirates and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines' Emergency Response Committee.
[8]
See also
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References
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