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MV ''Sirius Star'' is an oil tanker formally owned and operated by Vela International Marine. With a length overall of and a capacity of of crude oil, the ship is classified as a very large crude carrier or VLCC.〔 Vela is based in the United Arab Emirates and is a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian state oil company Saudi Aramco. ''Sirius Star'' is one of Vela's 24 tankers, of which 19 are VLCCs. Since her launch, the ship has been registered in Monrovia under the Liberian flag of convenience. ''Sirius Star'' was built by the South Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Her construction began in October 2007 and she was launched by Huda M. Ghoson in late March 2008.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sirius Star Launching Ceremony )〕 The ship received international attention when it was hijacked by Somali pirates (allegedly under the orders of piracy kingpin Mohamed Abdi Hassan) on 15 November 2008, becoming the largest ship ever captured by pirates.〔 The ship was en route from Saudi Arabia to the United States by way of the Cape of Good Hope. At the time of the attack, it was about southeast of the coast of Kenya, carrying 25 crewmen and its tanks fully loaded with oil. The ship was estimated to be worth approximately , with its cargo worth at least . ''Sirius Star'' was released on 9 January 2009 after payment of a US $3 million ransom. Three other VLCCs that have been ransomed by pirates are ''Samho Dream'', ''Maran Centaurus'' and ''Irene SL''. ==Design and construction== ''Sirius Star'' is a double-hulled oil tanker with a length overall of , a beam of , a hull depth of , and a draft of .〔 She can carry of crude oil.〔〔 It has a gross tonnage of 162,252 and a total cargo capacity of .〔 Vessels of this size are classified as very large crude carriers or VLCCs. The ship was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo, Geoje, South Korea. Her keel was laid on 29 October 2007.〔 Designated as hull number 5302, the ship was the 100th VLCC built by DSME. ''Sirius Star'' was launched by Huda M. Ghoson on 28 March 2008.〔 The launch marked the first time a Saudi woman performed such a ceremony for Vela.〔(Sirius Star Launching Ceremony ). 28 March 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Sirius Star」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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