Süderoog (ship)

Süderoog

The Süderoog in Kiel

Ship data flag  Germany Callsign DBJN home port Hamburg Shipyard Norderwerft Köser & Meyer Build number 824 Launch September 29, 1956

Ship dimensions and crew length 32.70 m ( Lüa ) 30.00 m ( Lpp ) width 6.54 m Side height 2.90 m Draft Max. 1.96 m displacement 153.77 measurement 154 GRT / 29 NRT

Machine system machine 2 x MWM - diesel engines Machine performance 620 hp (456 kW) Top speed 12 kn (22 km / h)

Others IMO no. 5342984

The Süderoog was a survey , wreck search and research ship of the German Hydrographic Institute (DHI) in Hamburg .

description

The ship was built at the Hamburg Norderwerft Köser & Meyer . The ship named after the North Frisian Hallig Süderoog was delivered on December 19, 1956 and put into service.

The ship was used in the North and Baltic Seas . The ship, which was decommissioned in 1989, was u. a. equipped with echo sounder and wreck detector.

The ship was two four-stroke - six-cylinder - diesel engines of the manufacturer MWM each with 310  hp power driven and reached a speed of 12  knots .

Whereabouts of the ship

The ship was sold after decommissioning and converted into a yacht for twelve passengers. It was used as an Indian Ocean Explorer under the flag of the Seychelles for trips through the island world of the Seychelles and as a platform for diving excursions. At the end of March / beginning of April 2009 the ship was kidnapped by pirates. At that time there was only a crew of seven on board . The pirates demanded US $ 1 million for the release of the ship and crew. Finally, US $ 450,000 was paid in June 2009. The pirates then released the crew, but set the ship on fire.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} page no longer available , search in web archives: survey ship “Süderoog” finished , Hamburger Abendblatt , December 19, 1956. Accessed on November 29, 2012.
2. ↑ Surveying, wreck search and research ship "Süderoog" , buesummaritim.de. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
3. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: BSH says goodbye to chief navigator and captain of Deneb , Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency , press release, December 22, 2003. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
4. ↑ Piracy - The threat at sea reaches a new dimension , Munich Re , p. 15 (PDF, 3.3 MB). Retrieved August 23, 2018.
5. ^ Robert Young Pelton: Own a 170 'Anti-Piracy / Dive Exploration Yacht , Somalia Report, September 7, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2018.