 A UH1N Twin Huey helicopter provides cover as Marines board the MVMagellan Star during a board and seizure. | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Port of registry |  Antigua and Barbuda[1] |
| Laid down | 5 December 2000[2] |
| Launched | 28 March 2002[2] |
| Completed | 2002[1] |
| Identification | |
| Notes | Classed byGermanischer Lloyd since 2002.[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Container ship[1] |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 133.53 m (438.1 ft)[2] |
| Beam | 18.70 m (61.4 ft)[2] |
| Draught | 7.223 m (23.70 ft)[2] |
| Capacity | 735 TEU[2] |
| Crew | 19[2] |
MVSun Express is a German-ownedcontainer ship registered under theflag of convenience ofAntigua and Barbuda. AU.S. MarineForce Reconnaissance team boarded the ship off the coast ofSomalia on 9 September 2010, reclaiming control frompirates who had seized the ship and taken the crew hostage.[3][4] At the time it was captured by pirates the ship was traveling fromBilbao, Spain, toSingapore with a cargo of anchor chains.
Just before dawn, the U.S. team from the15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force launched the assault from aboard theUSS Dubuque (LPD-8), an amphibious transport ship. It was the first time U.S. military forces off Somalia had staged an action to board a commercial vessel in which pirates were on board with hostages, said a U.S. Navy spokesman.[5]
On 3 November 2012,Conmar Cape ran aground offSubic Bay whilst on a voyage fromManila, Philippines toHong Kong.[6] She was refloated between 16 and 18 November.[7]
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