MV Delight

MV Delight is a Hong Kong-flagged grain carrier. It was attacked and hijacked in the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Yemen in the Horn of Africa by Somali pirates on 18 November 2008 at 2 p.m.^[2][3][4] The Delight, chartered by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines,^[5] was carrying a cargo of 36,000 tonnes of wheat, and was heading for Iran's Bandar Abbas port. The 25 crew members were from India (7), Pakistan (2), Philippines (7), Iran (7), Ghana (2).^[6][7][8] The ship was released on 10 January 2009.^[9]

History
Hong Kong
Name	Delight
Owner	Starry Shine International Ltd.[1]
Operator	Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines[1]
Port of registry	Hong Kong
Builder	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.[1]
Laid down	January 1, 1985[1]
Launched	1 April 1985[1]
Completed	28 December 1985[1]
Identification	IMO number: 8320133 MMSI number: 477093300 Callsign: VREA9[1]
Captured	18 November 2008 released 10 January 2009
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Bulk carrier[1]
Tonnage	25,768 GT[1] 43,218 DWT[1]
Length	190 m (623 ft 4 in)
Beam	30.03 m (98 ft 6 in)
Draft	11.62 m (38 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	MAN B&W 6L60MC[1]
Crew	25

Ransom

On 22 November, India's Directorate General of Shipping announced that communication had been established between the pirates and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines' Emergency Response Committee.^[8]

See also

• Piracy in Somalia