MV Faina
MV Faina as observed from the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf.
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| Owner: | Waterlux AG |
| Operator: | Tomex Team |
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| Builder: | Lödöse Varv AB |
| Yard number: | 179 |
| Completed: | May 1978 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 7419377 |
| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | KM* L3 |
| Tonnage: | 10,931 GT |
| Displacement: | 13,650 long tons (13,870 t) |
| Length: | 152.5 m (500 ft 4 in) LBP |
| Beam: | 18.01 m (59 ft 1 in) (moulded) |
| Draught: | 6.72 m (22.0 ft) |
| Depth: | 13.35 m (43.8 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × diesel engines |
| Speed: | 17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph) |
| Crew: | 21 |
MV Faina (Ukrainian: Фаїна) is a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship operated by a Ukrainian company that sails under a Belize flag of convenience, owned by Panama City-based Waterlux AG, and managed by Tomex Team of Odessa, Ukraine.
On 25 September 2008 the ship was captured by Somali pirates allegedly under the orders of piracy kingpin Mohamed Abdi Hassan, in the twenty-sixth such attack in 2008. The Faina's crew (at the time of capture) consisted of 17 Ukrainians, three Russians and one Latvian. On 28 September, Viktor Nikolsky, first mate on the Faina, said that Vladimir Kolobkov, the ship's Russian captain, had died from a hypertension-related stroke. On 5 February 2009 it was announced that a ransom of US $3.2 million had been paid to the pirates, and the ship was released the next day.
On 25 September 2008, the Faina was hijacked by approximately 50 Somali pirates calling themselves the Central Regional Coast Guard. The ship was allegedly heading to Mombasa, Kenya, from Ukraine with 33 Soviet-made T-72 tanks, weapons (including rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns) and ammunition on board, when it was seized. The pirates said they were unaware of the ship's cargo before they captured it. However, the pirates claim that documents found on board indicate that the arms cargo was destined for Juba, Southern Sudan, instead of Kenya, as originally understood. The claim was confirmed by U.S. Navy and several other intelligence groups, although the Kenyan government denies the allegation.
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