Details of MV Faina, hijacked with 33 russian tanks

MV FAINA

Belize flag but is managed by the Ukrainian company Tomax Team Inc

details

IMO NUMBER 7419377
VESSEL TYPE RO-RO CARGO
HULL TYPE DOUBLE HULL
GROSS TONNAGE 10.931 tons
SUMMER DWT 9.019 tons
BUILD 1978
BUILDER LODOSE VARV LODOSE - SWEDEN
FLAG BELIZE
MANAGER TOMEX TEAM ODESSA - UKRAINE
OWNER WATERLUX PANAMA
VESSEL DETAILS
CLASSIFICATION KM* L3
LAST->
SPECIAL SURVEY 2008 Aug 01
GENERIC
SPEED 15,0 knots
DIMENSIONS ->
BREADTH EXTREME 18,03 m
BREADTH MOULDED 18,03 m
DEPTH 13,35 m
DRAUGHT 6,72 m
FREEBOARD 6.640,0 mm
LENGTH->
B/W PERPENDICULARS 152,50 m
LENGTH OVERALL 161,37 m
LENGTH REGISTERED 161,40 m
TONNAGES
NET TONNAGE 3.280 tons
LOADLINE
DISPLACEMENT->
(SUMMER) 13.650 tons
CAPACITIES
BALLAST 3.565 tons
BUNKER 525,00 tons
FUEL OIL 900,00 tons
CARGO
CARGO HOLDS 1*6550 m3
1*10025 m3
STRUCTURE
BULKHEADS 5
DECKS
NUMBER 2
ENGINE
ENGINE # 2
ENGINE TOTAL POWER 7.654 KW
PROPELLER 2-FIXED PITCHED SOLID PROPELLER
COMMUNICATION
CALL SIGN V3EZ2
HISTORICAL INFO
PLACE OF BUILT SWEDEN
YARD NUMBER 179
HISTORICAL INFO
FORMER NAMES
since 2007 Apr 23 MARABOU
since 2003 Apr 27 LOVERVAL
since 1985 Nov 18 MATINA
since 1983 May 30 VALLMO
FORMER FLAGS
since 1996 Aug 06 PANAMA
since 1991 Jul 19 LUXEMBOURG
since 1991 Mar 26 BELGIUM
since 1983 May 30 SWEDEN

SOMALIA
Pirates are believed to be using “mother vessels” to launch attacks far from the coast. These “mother vessels” proceed far out to sea and launch smaller boats to attack and hijack passing ships. Eastern and Northeastern coasts are high risk areas for attacks and hijackings