MV Irene SL explained
M/T Irene SL is a Greek-owned and -operated VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) or supertanker.
[1] It was pirated presumably by
Somali pirates on February 9, 2011 approximately 350 miles Southeast of
Muscat, Oman in the
Arabian Sea.
[2] Built in 2004, the Irene SL has a gross tonnage of 161,175 GT with a displacement of 319,247 DWT. It is 330m (1,080feet) long, has a beam of 60m (200feet) and a draft of 22.5m (73.8feet).[1] The vessel has a single deck and is double-hulled. Her sister ship is the 2005-built .
When captured the ship was en route from Fujairah to the United States loaded with 2 million barrels of crude oil with an estimated value of $200 million.[3] The ship was captured one day after the pirates took control of another tanker, the . With the use of larger mother ships since the end of 2010, pirates have extended their operational capabilities.
Three other VLCCs that have been ransomed by pirates are the Sirius Star, the Maran Centaurus, and the Samho Dream.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Auke Visser's International Super Tanker. Auke Visser. February 9, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110212155031/http://www.aukevisser.nl/supertankers/part-1/id522.htm. February 12, 2011.
- Web site: MV Irene SL Pirated in the North Arabian Sea. Eunavfor. February 9, 2011. February 9, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110212155335/http://www.eunavfor.eu/2011/02/mv-irene-sl-pirated-in-the-north-arabian-sea/. February 12, 2011.
- Web site: Greek-flagged MV IRENE SL reported hijacked by pirates in the North Arabian Sea . Oceanuslive.org . February 9, 2011. February 9, 2011.
