MV Sun Express is a German-owned container ship registered under the flag of convenience of Antigua and Barbuda. A U.S. Marine Force Reconnaissance team boarded the ship off the coast of Somalia on 9 September 2010, reclaiming control from pirates who had seized the ship and taken the crew hostage.[3][4] At the time it was captured by pirates the ship was traveling from Bilbao, Spain, to Singapore with a cargo of anchor chains.
 A UH1N Twin Huey helicopter provides cover as Marines board the MV Magellan Star during a board and seizure.
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Port of registry |  Antigua and Barbuda[1] |
| Laid down | 5 December 2000[2] |
| Launched | 28 March 2002[2] |
| Completed | 2002[1] |
| Identification |
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| Notes | Classed by Germanischer Lloyd since 2002.[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Container ship[1] |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 133.53 m (438.1 ft)[2] |
| Beam | 18.70 m (61.4 ft)[2] |
| Draught | 7.223 m (23.70 ft)[2] |
| Capacity | 735 TEU[2] |
| Crew | 19[2] |
The raid
editJust before dawn, the U.S. team from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force launched the assault from aboard the USS Dubuque (LPD-8), an amphibious transport ship. It was the first time U.S. military forces off Somalia had staged an action to board a commercial vessel in which pirates were on board with hostages, said a U.S. Navy spokesman.[5]
Grounding
editOn 3 November 2012, Conmar Cape ran aground off Subic Bay whilst on a voyage from Manila, Philippines to Hong Kong.[6] She was refloated between 16 and 18 November.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Magellan Star (9242572)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Magellan Star (110075)". Vessel Register for DNV. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "US Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia". Archived from the original on 12 September 2010.
- ^ U.S. Forces Take Ship From Somali Pirates, New York Times, 9 September 2010
- ^ "U.S. forces board pirate-captured vessel, seize control - CNN.com".
- ^ Voytenko, Mikhail (9 November 2012). "German boxship Conmar Cape aground off Subic Bay". Fleetmon. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Voytenko, Mikhail (18 November 2012). "German boxship Conmar Cape taken to Keppel Shipyard for repairs after grounding, Philippine". Fleetmon. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
External links
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Media related to IMO 9242572 at Wikimedia Commons