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| Career (Hong Kong)
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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: |
Callsign VREA9[1] |
| Captured: |
18 November 2008
released 10 January 2009 |
| Status: |
Active in service |
| General characteristics
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| Type: |
Bulk carrier[1] |
| Tonnage: |
25,768 GT[1] |
| Length: |
190 metres (620 ft) |
| Beam: |
30.03 metres (98.5 ft) |
| Draft: |
11.62 metres (38.1 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
MAN B&W 6L60MC[1] |
| Capacity: |
43,218 DWT[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 hijacking of the MV Delight follows the weekend's hijacking of the very large crude carrier (VLCC) oil tanker, the MV Sirius Star and last week's hijacking of the chemical tanker, the MV Stolt Strength. The ship was released on 10 January 2009.[9]
Ransom
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
References
ru:Delight
