Irene SL

Irene SL

Ship data flag  Greece other ship names Irene (2004) Ship type Tanker Callsign SVXS home port Piraeus Owner First Navigation Special Maritime Enterprises Shipping company Enesel Shipyard Hyunday Samho Heavy Industries Build number S203 Keel laying May 1, 2004 Launch July 19, 2004 Commissioning October 11, 2004

Ship dimensions and crew length 333.00 m ( Lüa ) 319.00 m ( Lpp ) width 60.04 m Side height 30.04 m Draft Max. 21.00 m measurement 161,175 GT / 110,520 NRZ   crew 27

Machine system machine MAN diesel engines Machine performance 29,348 kW (39,902 hp) Top speed 14.9 kn (28 km / h) propeller 1 × propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 319,247 dwt Tank capacity 339,052 m³

Others Classifications Det Norske Veritas Registration numbers IMO no. : 9285823

The Irene SL is an oil tanker owned by the Enesel shipping company from Athens and sails under the Greek flag.

history

The ship was a 2004 Irene on behalf of the London shipping company NS Lemos & Company for the Cypriot company Melteme Shipping on the shipyard built Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. The keel-laying of the double-hulled ship under the construction number S203 took place on May 1st, the launch on July 19th, 2004. The completion as Irene SL took place on October 11, 2004 for the shipping company Enesel.

kidnapping

On February 9, 2011, the tanker was en route from Kuwait to the USA with a cargo of 270,000 tons of crude oil worth about 200 million US dollars and a crew of 25, seven Greeks, one Georgian and 17 Filipinos on board 350 nautical miles east of Muscat captured by Somali pirates .

The pirates released the ship from their power on April 8, 2011. The shipping company refused to provide any information as to whether a ransom had been paid. The ship continued its voyage to the port of Durban in South Africa. A pirate from Lebed, a village on the Indian Ocean coast near Hobyo , told Thomson Reuters on the phone that the pirates had received $ 13.5 million in ransom for the ship .

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by a six-cylinder - diesel engine of the manufacturer MAN Diesel & Turbo driven type 6S90MC-C Mk5. The engine with an output of 29348  kW acts on a propeller.

The ship has 15 cargo tanks with a total capacity of 339,052 m³. The tanks can be loaded and unloaded using three manifolds . There are three pumps with a maximum capacity of 15,000 t / hour. to disposal.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} ship data at equasis.org. Accessed April 30, 2012 (registration required). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Ship data from Det Norske Veritas. Archived from the original on February 26, 2016 ; Retrieved April 30, 2012 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Irene SL , TradeWinds. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
4. ↑ (April 8, 2011) Somali pirates free oil tanker-Greek coastguard Thomson Reuters (accessed April 1, 2011)