The Delta Sounion[1] (IMO number: 9312145,[2] MMSI number: 240542000[3]), also referred to as MV Sounion[4] or MT Sounion,[5] is a Greek oil tanker operated by Delta Tankers,[1] built in 2006 in Incheon, South Korea, by Hyundai.[6] It was set ablaze by a Houthi attack in 2024 and abandoned.
Specifications
edit- Name: Sounion [NB 1]
- Callsign: SWGE
- IMO registry: 9312145
- MMSI registry: 240542000
- Classifier: Lloyd's
- Nation of registry: Greece
- Home port: Piraeus,[NB 2] Attica, Greece
- Operator: Delta Tankers
- Type: Crude oil products tanker
- Built: 2006
- Location: Incheon, South Korea
- Shipyard: Hyundai Samho
- Tonnage: 85206
- Gross tonnage: 84844
- Deadweight: 163759
- Length (LOA): 274 m (899 ft)
- Width: 50 m (160 ft)
History
editIn August 2024, while transiting the Red Sea, the ship was attacked by Houthi forces, forcing the ship's abandonment. It was set ablaze by a subsequent attack. Salvage operations commenced after the fires were controlled.
Notes
edit- MT, M/T, M.T. — a ship prefix for a motor tanker, a tankship whose propulsion is powered by an internal combustion engine
- MV, M/V, M.V. — a ship prefix for a motor vessel, a ship or boat whose propulsion is powered by an internal combustion engine
- MS, M/S, M.S. — a ship prefix for a motor ship, a ship whose propulsion is powered by an internal combustion engine
References
edit- ^ a b Lynsey Chutel (29 August 2024). "Here's What We Know About the Oil Tanker Stuck in the Red Sea". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "SOUNION, Greece, Crude Oil Tanker, IMO 9312145". Vessel Finder. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b "SOUNION, Greece, Oil Products Tanker, IMO: 9312145". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Salvage operation of MV Sounion oil tanker about to start, no signs of oil spill, EU naval mission says". Reuters. 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Salvage Companies Seek Alternatives After Towing Operation Of Sounion Tanker Deemed Unsafe". Marine Insight. 4 September 2024.
- ^ a b "SOUNION, Crude oil tanker, IMO 9312145". Baltic Shipping. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Ship Name: SOUNION". Ship Spotting. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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