MV Tygra
Container vessel famously attacked by pirates in 2009 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about MV Tygra?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For the hijacking of this ship, see Maersk Alabama hijacking.
MV Tygra (formerly MV Maersk Alabama) is a container ship currently operated by the Waterman Steamship Corporation and owned by Element Shipmanagement SA of Piraeus, Greece. She was previously owned by the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group and operated by Maersk Line and Maersk Line Limited.[5]
Quick Facts History, General characteristics ...
History | |
---|---|
Name |
|
Owner |
|
Operator |
|
Port of registry | |
Ordered | 1989 |
Builder | China Shipbuilding Corporation[3] Keelung, Taiwan[1] |
Yard number | 676[3] |
Launched | 5 September 1998 |
Completed | 1998[3] |
Maiden voyage | 1998 |
In service | (1998–present) |
Homeport | Monrovia, Liberia |
Identification | IMO number: 9164263[3] |
Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | A-Class |
Type | Container ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | |
Beam | 25.30 m (83 ft 0 in)[1] |
Propulsion | 1 Hitachi-Man 7S50 MC-C[4] |
Speed | 24–25 kn |
Capacity | 1,092 TEU[3] |
Crew | 21-31 |
Close
It had a light-blue hull and a beige superstructure like all Maersk vessels, regardless of their flag of registry.[6] It was hijacked by pirates near Somalia in 2009 and its crew held hostage. Four additional unsuccessful hijacking attempts were made in 2009, 2010, and 2011.