MV Iran Deyanat

History
NameMV Iran Deyanat
OwnerIslamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines
OperatorIslamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines
OrderedFebruary 1982[1]
BuilderAstilleros Españoles S.A. - Factoria de Sestao
Yard number260
Laid downMarch 29, 1982
LaunchedAugust 5, 1982
CompletedOctober 1, 1983
IdentificationIMO number8107579, Call sign: EQPB
CapturedAugust 21, 2008 – October 10, 2008
FateScrapped 8 April 2011
NotesSailed originally as Odinlock for Liberia.
General characteristics
Class and typeBulk carrier
Tonnage44,468 DWT
Length199.50 m (654 ft 6 in) (LOA)
Beam29.01 m (95 ft 2 in)
Draught11.715 m (38 ft 5.2 in)
Depth16.01 m (52 ft 6 in)
Installed power8,238 kW (11,047 hp)
Propulsion1 fixed pitch propeller
Speed15.25 knots (28.24 km/h; 17.55 mph)
Capacity54,237 m3 (1,915,400 cu ft)
Crew29
NotesIron ore strengthened bulk carrier

MV Iran Deyanat (Persian: ایران دیانت) is an Iranian ship (owned and operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines) that was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden by 40 pirates with Kalashnikovs and RPGs on August 21, 2008. The crew of the ship numbered 29: a Pakistani captain, 14 Iranians including an engineer, 3 Indians, 2 Filipinos, and 10 Croatians.[2] The ship was freed on October 10, and the crew was unharmed.[3] The ship went underway bound to Oman and then to its final destination at Rotterdam.[4]

  1. ^ This and other particulars come from DNV, VesselTracker.com and here: Iran Denayat Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, which gets data from Fairplay Internet Ship Register (Lloyd's Register) and Marine News.
  2. ^ Mystery surrounds hijacked Iranian ship Nick Grace, Long War Journal. Accessed October 1, 2008.
  3. ^ Indian crew of hijacked ship freed unharmed by Somali pirates, Press Trust of India via The Indian Express. October 10, 2008.
  4. ^ Iranian ships step up precautions in Gulf of Aden Archived 2008-11-16 at the Wayback Machine, October 14, 2008. Reuters Africa. Accessed November 15, 2008.