The product oil tanker Anuket Emerald was hijacked in Gulf of Guinea and released a few days later. The ship was missing for a few days, after it was hijacked during the passage near the coast of the African country on 18th August 2012. The ship was carrying petroleum products and a skiff with armed men attached it from the port side. The tanker tried to maneuver, but after a few shots from the pirates, the captain gave command to stop the engine. The pirates got control of the vessel and headed it to some of their ports, where large part of the cargo was discharged. The pirates wanted only to stole the cargo, which is their usual purpose when hijacking ships. According to the seamen operating in this region, Gulf of Guinea is very dangerous, as there are pirates attacks on more than 200 nautical miles off the shore. Usually the pirates attack the ships, which are drifting in the Gulf of Guinea and waiting for entering in Lome, Lagos or other ports. Usually…
Scorpio Tankers Inc sold STI Diamond
The worldwide provider of marine transportation of petroleum products Scorpio Tankers Inc sold the vessel STI Diamond, which was one of the smallest but most effective vessels of the company. The oil tanker was built in 2008 by Stx Offshore & Shipbuilding in their shipyard in Jinhae, South Korea. The cargo ship STI Diamond has length of 183.00 m, beam of 32.00 m and maximum draft of 10.90 m. The deadweight of STI Diamond is 51,246 DWT, while the gross tonnage is 29,955 GRT. The vessel was part from the fleet of Scorpio Tankers Inc till the year of building, but due to innovation of the fleet and the financial and debt crisis in the maritime transport, the company was urged to sell it to new shipowner. The company is planned to sell one more oil tanker - STI Coral till then end of September 2012.
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VLCC Otowasan collided with US Navy ship in the Persian Gulf
The US Navy ship USS Porter and the supertanker Otowasan collided in Persian Gulf after navigation error. The VLCC Otowasan was on route to the Fujairah port, where should be loaded with crude oil. During the passage through the Strait of Hormuz the vessel collided with the US Navy ship and both vessels got serious hull damages, which even caused evacuation of USS Porter. The VLCC Otowasan was empty during the accident, so there is no water pollution and there are no injured people on board. The crew of the navy vessel was evacuated after serious hole in the hull and danger from water ingress. There is no information, which ship was guilty for the accident, as most probably the US Navy ship was maneuvering dangerously close to the supertanker and crossed its road, which made the tanker unable to avoid collision. The cargo ship is moored in the Persian Gulf and still is waiting for the inspection from the port authorities about the ability to operate.
<…Kim Jacob oil tanker
The crude oil tanker Kim Jacob is one of the largest ships in the fleet of Ernst Jacob Group. The vessel has profitable dimensions, large cargo capacity, but definitely is hard to be compared with the largest crude carriers of the world. Kim Jacob has overall length of 274.00 m, moulded beam of 48.00 m and summer draft of 23.20 m. The size of the ship is large, but the improved cargo spaces increase the capacity of the vessel. The deadweight of Kim Jacob is 159,211 DWT, while the gross tonnage is 81,265 GRT and the net tonnage is 50,735 NT. The ship is modern, environmental and really profitable, as it was built in one of the best and highest quality yards of the world. On board are installed a lot of modern equipment, innovations and really good developments, which increase the power and speed of the ship with low fuel consumption. The vessel was built in 1998 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in their shipyard in Goeje, South Korea. The ship is …
Samsung Heavy Industries delivered the oil tanker Stena Supreme
A new Suezmax crude carrier was completed in Samsung Heavy Industries and delivered to the ship-owners Concordia Maritime. The ship was christened Stena Supreme and will be the largest vessel in the fleet of the ship-owner. The vessel was built according to the latest standards of the South Korean Shipyard and combines new technologies in the engineering, hull design and cargo holds. The ship was built with double hull and double sides technology, following the best practices of the Asian shipyard. The ship has length of 274.23 meters, beam of 48.00 meters and depth of 23.20 meters. Stena Supreme has length between perpendiculars of 264.00 meters and maximum summer draft of 16.00 meters. The vessel has designed deadweight of 146,700 DWT ahd cargo volume of 175,000 cubic meters. Really the ship is one of the most profitable and largest ships, built last year. The main engine of Stena Supreme is MAN B&W 6S70ME-C8, which has total output power of 21,100 hp. Th…
The ULCC TI Europe
The ULCC (Ultra Large Cruise Carrier) TI Europe is one of the largest vessels of the world built ever. The oil tanker together with her sister-ships are forming the largest capacity vessels, as each of them can carry more than 3.2 millions of barrels crude oil. TI Europe is real giant of the seas, with impressive stability, increased strength of the hull and strong engineering. Only a couple of ports in the world can host such large vessel, so TI Europe is usually loaded in discharged on platforms and terminals 1-2 nautical miles off the port. The length of the ULCC TI Europe is 380.00 meters, the beam is 68.00 meters, the depth is 24.50 meters and the summer maximum draft is 13.40 meters. TI Europe is really built according to the latest requirements of IMO with double hull and double bottom, to prevent the sea from pollution in possible accident. The deadweight of the ULCC is 441,893 DWT, the gross tonnage is 234,006 GRT and net tonnage of 162,477 tons. Read more