MV Namura Queen explained

The MV Namura Queen is a Japanese-owned, Panamanian-registered, and Philippine-operated bulk carrier cargo ship.

Characteristics

The Namura Queen is a Panamax-sized bulk carrier built by the Japanese shipbuilding company Sasebo Heavy Industries. Registered in Panama, its crew consists of twenty people, all of whom are Filipinos.[1] It has a gross tonnage of 47,146 tons and a deadweight tonnage of 85,065 tons. It is long, wide, and has a draught of . The ship has seven holds for storing the grain it transports. It is propelled by a single fixed pitch propeller powered by a diesel engine creating .[2]

Shelling incident

On 15 February 2022, the Namura Queen departed from Porto Torres, Italy,[3] and went underway to the Ukrainian port city of Yuzhne to receive a shipment of grain, arriving on 23 February. On 25 February, while in transit in the Black Sea, heading to Istanbul, Turkey, after departing from Yuzhne, the cargo ship was struck on its stern side by ordnance fired from a Russian warship participating in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] The explosion caused a fire to start on the ship, and one of the twenty crew received a slight injury to their shoulder.[5] The Namura Queen was able to continue under its own propulsion, but it was assisted to a port in Yalova, Turkey, by the Ukrainian tugboat P&O Star, arriving on 27 February.

Notes and References

  1. News: Adjin. Adis. 25 February 2022. Two more ships hit in the Black Sea. Splash247. 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226061148/https://splash247.com/two-more-ships-hit-in-the-black-sea/. live.
  2. Web site: 2021. Namura Queen, IMO9841299. 26 February 2022. MarineMan Ship Management. 25 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220225135107/https://ships.jobmarineman.com/namura-queen-9841299/. live.
  3. Web site: Ship NAMURA QUEEN (Bulk Carrier) Registered in Panama - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9841299, MMSI 355706000, Call Sign H9OM. 26 February 2022. Marine Traffic. 25 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220225223141/http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:6193763/mmsi:355706000/imo:9841299/vessel:NAMURA_QUEEN. live.
  4. News: Payne. Julia. 25 February 2022. Cargo ship Namura Queen hit by rocket off Ukraine - local agent. Reuters. 26 February 2022. 25 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220225160458/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cargo-ship-namura-queen-hit-by-rocket-off-ukraine-local-agent-2022-02-25/. live.
  5. News: Matsuyama. Ehime Pref. 26 February 2022. Japanese-owned cargo ship hit by missile off Ukraine. Japan Times. 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226012652/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/26/national/ukraine-japan-shipping/. live.

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