MV Samho Jewelry

History
NameSamho Jewelry
OwnerActa Group, Norway
OperatorSamho Shipping Company, South Korea
Port of registryValletta, Malta
RouteUnited Arab Emirates to Sri Lanka
Launched26 July 2001
Completed2001
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Tonnage11,566 GT
Length145.5 m (477 ft 4 in)
Beam23.7 m (77 ft 9 in)
Draft9.71 m (31 ft 10 in)[1]
Crew21 (January 2011)[2]

MV Samho Jewelry (Hangul: 삼호 주얼리) is a Norwegian-owned and South Korean-operated chemical tanker. She was hijacked by Somali pirates on January 15, 2011 and rescued six days later by South Korean Navy commandos.

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