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Draft:MV Sounion (2006)

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The Delta Sounion^[1] (IMO number: 9312145,^[2] MMSI number: 240542000^[3]), also referred to as MV Sounion^[4] or MT Sounion,^[5] is a Greek oil tanker operated by Delta Tankers,^[1] built in 2006 in Incheon, South Korea, by Hyundai.^[6] It was set ablaze by a Houthi missile attack in 2024 and abandoned.

Specifications

^[2] ^[3] ^[6] ^[7]

Name: Sounion ^{[NB 1]}
Callsign: SWGE
IMO registry: 9312145
MMSI registry: 240542000
Classifier: Lloyd's
Nation of registry: Greece
Home port: Piraeus,^{[NB 2]} Attica, Greece
Operator: Delta Tankers

Type: Crude oil products tanker
Built: 2006
Location: Incheon, South Korea
Shipyard: Hyundai Samho

Tonnage: 85206
Gross tonnage: 84844
Deadweight: 163759
Length (LOA): 274 m (899 ft)
Width: 50 m (160 ft)

Notes

^ written on the ship as Greek: Σουνιον, romanized: Soynion
^ written on the ship as Greek: Πειραιας, romanized: Peiraias

MT, M/T, M.T. — a ship prefix for a motor tanker, a tankship whose propulsion is powered by an internal combustion engine
MV, M/V, M.V. — a ship prefix for a motor vessel, a ship or boat whose propulsion is powered by an internal combustion engine
MS, M/S, M.S. — a ship prefix for a motor ship, a ship whose propulsion is powered by an internal combustion engine

References

^ ^a ^b Lynsey Chutel (29 August 2024). "Here's What We Know About the Oil Tanker Stuck in the Red Sea". The New York Times.
^ ^a ^b "SOUNION, Greece, Crude Oil Tanker, IMO 9312145". Vessel Finder. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "SOUNION, Greece, Oil Products Tanker, IMO: 9312145". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "Salvage operation of MV Sounion oil tanker about to start, no signs of oil spill, EU naval mission says". Reuters. 2 September 2024.
^ "Salvage Companies Seek Alternatives After Towing Operation Of Sounion Tanker Deemed Unsafe". Marine Insight. 4 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "SOUNION, Crude oil tanker, IMO 9312145". Baltic Shipping. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "Ship Name: SOUNION". Ship Spotting. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

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