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| Name: |
MV Navios Apollon |
| Owner: |
Greece |
| Port of registry: |
22x20px Panama |
| Launched: |
2000 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9211145 |
| Notes: |
Hijacked |
| General characteristics
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| Class and type: |
Ultra-Handymax |
| Tonnage: |
52,073 dwt. |
| Length: |
190 metres (620 ft) |
| Beam: |
32 metres (105 ft) |
| Speed: |
13.2 kn (24.4 km/h) max, 12.7 kn (23.5 km/h) average |
| Crew: |
19 |
| Notes: |
1 Greek, 18 Filipino |
Navios Apollon is a Ultra-Handymax bulk carrier vessel with a capacity of 52,073 deadweight.
History
Built in 2000.
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. sold it to Navios Maritime Partners L.P. in 2009.[1]Call Sign: SYNY
MMSI: 240115000
Hijacking
In the evening of 28 December, the Panama Flag (Greek owned) Bulk Carrier, the MV Navios Apollon, was hijacked approximately 200 nautical miles East of the Seychelles by Somali pirates. It was destined for India when hijacked, and carrying a cargo of rock phosphate from Tampa, Florida.
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