Engineering:MV M. Star
| History | |
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 Marshall Islands
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| Completed: | 2008 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Crude oil tanker |
| Tonnage: | |
| Length: | 333.00 m |
| Crew: | 31 |
The M. Star is a VLCC oil tanker operated by the Japanese company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. It was launched in December 2008.[1]
July 2010 event
The M. Star was damaged by an explosion on 27 July 2010, injuring one member of the ship's crew.[2]
The UAE initially said the M. Star was damaged by a "freak wave" from an earthquake.[3] Mitsui officials said, however, that they believed the explosion was caused by a terrorist attack.[4] In August, the UAE said the blast was probably caused by an attack, possibly a suicide bomber in a speedboat. Radar had picked up a suspicious craft near the tanker just before the attack, and traces of explosives were found on the hull.[5]
On November 22, 2010, the United States Maritime Administration confirmed that the blast was the result of a terrorist attack.[6]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722110453/http://www.mol.co.jp/opensea/0904_nnl.html. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ "Incident involving the VLCC M. STAR, west of the Strait of Hormuz". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20100731092605/http://www.mol.co.jp/pr-e/2010/e-pr-1037.html. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ Japanese tanker damaged near Oman
- ↑ Terror attack or rogue wave?: Japanese supertanker damage raises alarm in Persian Gulf[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Terror theory backed by tanker ‘black box’
- ↑ U.S. warns ships of confirmed terror threat CNN.com, November 22, 2010
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