Bunga Melati 5
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The Bunga Melati 5 is now a product and chemical tanker operated as the Melati 5 .
history
The ship was under the hull number 1137 on the shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries built. Completion took place on September 30, 1999. The ship came under the flag of Malaysia for the shipping company Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC) in service. Since 2013 the ship has been sailing under the Hong Kong flag as the Melati 5 .
Pirate attack in August 2008
The ship was attacked and captured by Somali pirates on August 29, 2008 in the Gulf of Aden . The ship was on its way from Yanbu in Saudi Arabia to Singapore with around 30,000 tons of petrochemical products . On board were 41 crew members , 36 seafarers from Malaysia and five from the Philippines . Naval units that were in the sea area to protect merchant shipping could not prevent the attack. The ship was MISC's second tanker to be hijacked within a short time after the Bunga Melati Dua came under the control of Somali pirates on August 19. As a result of the hijacking of the Bunga Melati Dua , the MISC shipping company increased the security measures on board its ships sailing through the Gulf of Aden. However, this could not prevent another tanker from being hijacked by the shipping company.
The ship and crew were released on September 27, 2008 in exchange for a ransom payment. There are different details about the amount of the ransom payment.
The ship called at Djibouti after the release . Here the crew was relieved. The relieved sailors were flown to Subang Jaya , where they arrived on October 4, 2008.
Consequences of the capture
After the capture of Bunga Melati 5, MISC initially stopped its ships from sailing through the Gulf of Aden.
As a result of the hijacking of the Bunga Melati Dua and the Bunga Melati 5, Malaysia started the naval operation "Operation Fajar" and sent several warships to the Gulf of Aden to protect Malaysian merchant ships and to support the international naval operation against piracy off the coast of Somalia. The shipping company MISC then had their ships sail through the Gulf of Aden again.
Technical specifications
The ship is powered by a built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Stock MAN - Diesel engine with 7066 kW power driven. The two-stroke - six-cylinder engine acts on a fixed-pitch propeller . The ship reaches a speed of 14.5 knots .
Three diesel generators, each with an output of 1000 kW (1250 kVA apparent power ), are available for power generation. An emergency generator with an output of 99 kW (124 kVA apparent output) was also installed.
The ship has 34 cargo tanks, which together hold 35,635.6 m³. The manifolds for cargo handling are roughly in the midship area. The ship is equipped with a crane to take over the hose. The crane can operate both manifolds. Deck superstructures and engine room are located in the rear of the ship.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Melati 5 , Q88.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ Malaysia's MISC loses 2nd tanker to pirates , ICIS News, September 1, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ a b Bunga Melati Lima Freed , Bernama , September 28, 2008. Accessed August 24, 2018.
- ^ Second Malaysian tanker with five Filipinos hijacked in Gulf of Aden , ABS-CBN News, August 30, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ a b MISC bans ships from Gulf of Aden , MarineLog, September 2, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ Rajesh Babu: Crew of pirate-held MISC vessel back in Malaysia , South-South Information Gateway, October 4, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ a b Crew of hijacked MISC ships back home safely , The Star Online , October 4, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ Danger on the high seas , World Finance, June 17, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ Rene L. Siemens, Joshua J. Pollack, Jessica L. Freiheit: Piracy's Impact on Insurance , Risk Management Magazine, Risk and Insurance Management Society. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ Second MISC ship also freed by pirates after USD2 million ransom paid ( Memento from August 25, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), The Sun Daily, September 30, 2008.
- ↑ MISC containership gets antipiracy role MarineLog, June 1, 2009. Accessed August 24, 2018th
- ↑ Pirates Threaten Ship Traffic In Gulf of Aden , Monthly LNG Opinion, Poten & Partners, October 23, 2008 (PDF, 103 kB). Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ Zulkifli Abd Rahman: Three navy vessels to protect Malaysian ships in Gulf of Aden , The Star Online, September 5, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2018.