Engineering:MV Younara Glory
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The oil tanker MV Younara Glory is one of the world's longest ships. She was built in 2004 at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering as Delos.[1][2] She was later renamed DHT Condor, Younara Glory and then M Sophia in 2021.[1] She is a crude carrier with tonnages of 320,051 tons deadweight (DWT) and 161,235 gross tonnage (GT).[1] The overall length of the ship is 333.00 metres (1,092 ft 6 in), the extreme beam is 60.00 metres (196 ft 10 in) and the draught is 22.47 metres (73 ft 9 in).[3] The cargo ship has total tank capacity for 340,584 cubic metres (2,142,210 bbl)* at 98%.
Engineering
The main engine of the ship is MAN B&W 6S90MC-C with output power of 39,500 horsepower (29,500 kW), achieved at 76 rpm. The output power together with the improved propulsion system and high-effective propeller, allow the cargo ship to operate with service speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).{{Citation needed|date=September 2014} trial tests was over 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph).[citation needed]
2026 Seizure
On 7 January 2026, the U.S. Southern Command announced they had seized the ship as part of Operation Southern Spear.[4][5] They described the ship as a "stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor".[6][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ "Younara Glory (26129)". Det Norske Veritas. http://vesselregister.dnvgl.com/VesselRegister/vesseldetails.html?vesselid=26129.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oelofse, Louis; Hallam, Mark; Hubenko, Dmytro (7 January 2026). "Venezuela: US forces say they seized a second oil tanker". AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters (Deutsche Welle). https://www.dw.com/en/venezuela-us-forces-say-they-seized-a-second-oil-tanker/live-75423216.
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-seizing-venezuela-linked-oil-tanker-after-weeks-long-pursuit-2026-01-07/
- ↑ "Maritime Interdiction Operation, Jan. 7, 2026" (in en-US). U.S. Southern Command. https://www.southcom.mil/News/PressReleases/Article/4372191/maritime-interdiction-operation-jan-7-2026/.
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