Bunga Laurel
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The Bunga Laurel is a product and chemical tanker operated by the Malaysian shipping company Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC). The ship entered service at the end of 2010. It sails under the Panamanian flag .
history
The ship was under the hull number on the S-7038 Shipyard Fukuoka Shipbuilding Co. in Nagasaki , Japan , built. The keel was laid on August 24, the launch on December 4, 2009, the ship was completed on April 22, 2010.
The ship is operated by the Malaysian shipping company MISC. It is managed by Eaglestar, a company belonging to the MISC group.
The ship was the first in a series of six tankers of the same construction that were delivered to the MISC shipping company between 2010 and 2012.
Pirate attack in January 2011
 
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The ship was attacked by Somali pirates on January 20, 2011 in the Arabian Sea around 260 nautical miles east of Masira , an island off the coast of Oman . On board the ship, which had loaded lubricating oil and ethylene dichloride and was on a voyage to Singapore , were 23 Filipino seamen . The crew switched off the drive and cut off the power supply to make the ship incapable of maneuvering. She could escape from the pirates in a shelter and make an emergency call. Thereupon the Bunga Mas Lima of the Malaysian Navy, which was located in the sea area as part of "Operation Fajar" as part of the multinational military operation against piracy in the Gulf of Aden , set course for the ship, which they kept for safety two hours before the pirate attack had accompanied on the journey through the Arabian Sea.
The soldiers overpowered seven pirates who were aboard the Bunga Laurel . Eleven other pirates who were on another ship in the vicinity, from which the attack on the tanker had been started, surrendered. The pirates who were overwhelmed on board the tanker were arrested. The ship then continued its voyage to Singapore.
The pirates were brought to Malaysia and tried there. In September 2013, she was sentenced to several years in prison.
Technical specifications
The ship is powered by a MAN - diesel engine with 6,150 kW power driven. The two-stroke - six-cylinder engine , which was built by Makita Corporation under license, acting on a propeller . Four diesel generators are available for the power supply.
The midship area of the ship is equipped with a manifold on the port and starboard side. A crane that can operate both sides is available to take over the hose.
Web links
- Easier to walk the plank? , Sea Views, Maritime Institute of Malaysia, No. 2/2011, February 21, 2011 (PDF, 213 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Petroleum Shipping , MISC Group. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ Fleet List , Eaglestar. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ 2 more vessels pirated in the Indian Ocean , EU NAVFOR Somalia , January 20, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ Alex Richardson: Malaysian navy foils hijack attempt off Oman , The Independent , January 22, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ a b Paskal commandos foil hijack attempt in Gulf of Aden , The Star Online , January 22, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ Malaysia navy frees hijacked tanker "MT Bunga Laurel" , SeaNews Turkey, January 22, 2011. Accessed August 24, 2018.
- ↑ Malaysian Navy vs Somali Pirates: Ops Fajar 8 Revisited ( Memento from August 25, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), Malaysian Digest, March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Joshua Foong: 'MT Bunga Laurel' resumes trip while navy holds pirates , The Star Online, January 23, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ Malaysia Is Asia's 1st To Charge Somali Pirates , CBS News , February 11, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ Somalia 'pirates' charged in Malaysia , BBC News , February 11, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ Somalia nationals jailed for firing at Malaysian soldiers , The Sun Daily, September 2, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2018.