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Limburg
See her also as : Maritime Jewel
See also extra page : Attack on the "Limburg".
( All photos are from different sources )
In early October 2002, A French VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) chartered by Malaysian state oil company
Petronas was attacked by terrorist suicide bombers off the coast of Yemen, seriously damaging the ship and
killing one crew member. The VLCC, known as the Limburg, had about 400,000 barrels of oil aboard, and was
on its way to load additional oil in Yemen when attacked. The attack on the Limburg prompted a warning by the
U.S. Navy's Maritime Liaison Office in Bahrain, stating that "Shipmasters should exercise extreme caution
when transiting...strategic chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz, or Bab el-Mandeb, or...[other] traditional
high-threat areas such as along the Horn of Africa." Following the attack, al-Qaeda issued a statement which
warned that the attack on the Limburg "was not an incidental strike at a passing tanker but..on the international
oil-carrying line in the full sense of the word."
In the aftermath of the Limburg attack, as well as threats by al-Qaeda against oil infrastructure in the Persian
Gulf region, Lloyd's List reported that several area states were heightening security measures around crude
facilities along their coastlines and elsewhere.
"Limburg" after the attack.
"Limburg" is after repairings, now called "Maritiem Jewel".
MARITIME JEWEL
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IMO NUMBER
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9184392
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VESSEL TYPE
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CRUDE OIL TANKER
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HULL TYPE
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DOUBLE HULL
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GROSS TONNAGE
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157.833 tons
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SUMMER DWT
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299.364 tons
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BUILD
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2000
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BUILDER
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DSME SEOUL - SOUTH KOREA
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FLAG
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LIBERIA
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MANAGER
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TANKER PACIFIC MANAGEMENT SINGAPORE
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OWNER
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MORAY MARINE LIBERIA
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INSURER
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LONDON P&I CLUB U.K.
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VESSEL DETAILS
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CLASSIFICATION
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+100 A1, DOUBLE HULL, OIL TANKER, ESP, *IWS, LI, NAV1 SHIPRIGHT(SDA, FDA, CM, SEA HSS_4)) LMC, UMS, IGS
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GENERIC
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SPEED
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15,0 knots
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DIMENSIONS
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BOW TO BRIDGE
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280,60 m
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BREADTH EXTREME
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58,05 m
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BREADTH MOULDED
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58,00 m
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DEPTH
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31,00 m
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DRAUGHT
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22,02 m
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FREEBOARD
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9.180,0 mm
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KEEL TO MASTHEAD
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63,10 m
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LENGTH B/W PERPENDICULARS
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320,00 m
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LENGTH OVERALL
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332,00 m
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TONNAGES
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NET TONNAGE
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108.708 tons
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LOADLINE
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DEADWEIGHT (MAXIMUM ASSIGNED)
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299.364 tons
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DEADWEIGHT (NORMAL BALLAST)
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102.824 tons
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DEADWEIGHT (SEGREGATED BALLAST)
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102.824 tons
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DEADWEIGHT (TROPICAL)
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307.196 tons
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DEADWEIGHT (WINTER)
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291.532 tons
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DISPLACEMENT (LIGHTSHIP)
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41.947 tons
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DISPLACEMENT (NORMAL BALLAST)
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144.558 tons
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DISPLACEMENT (SEGREGATED BALLAST)
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144.558 tons
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DISPLACEMENT (SUMMER)
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341.097 tons
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DISPLACEMENT (TROPICAL)
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348.929 tons
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DISPLACEMENT (WINTER)
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333.265 tons
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DRAFT (LIGHTSHIP)
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3,13 m
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DRAFT (NORMAL BALLAST)
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9,98 m
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DRAFT (SEGREGATED BALLAST)
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9,98 m
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DRAFT (SUMMER)
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22,02 m
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DRAFT (TROPICAL)
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22,48 m
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DRAFT (WINTER)
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21,57 m
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DRAUGHT AFT (NORMAL BALLAST)
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11,44 m
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DRAUGHT FORE (NORMAL BALLAST)
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8,76 m
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FREEBOARD (LIGHTSHIP)
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23.716,0 mm
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FREEBOARD (NORMAL BALLAST)
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16.895,0 mm
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FREEBOARD (SEGREGATED BALLAST)
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16.895,0 mm
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FREEBOARD (SUMMER)
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4.852,0 mm
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FREEBOARD (TROPICAL)
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4.394,0 mm
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FREEBOARD (WINTER)
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5.310,0 mm
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FWA (SUMMER DRAFT)
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500,0 mm
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TPC IMMERSION (SUMMER DRAFT)
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170,72 tons
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CAPACITIES
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BALLAST
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100.212 m3
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COMMUNICATION
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CALL SIGN
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ELXS9
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HISTORICAL INFO
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DATE OF ORDER
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1998 Jan 01
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KEEL LAID
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1999 May 24
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YARD NUMBER
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5.125
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HISTORICAL INFO
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FORMER NAMES
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since 2003 Mar 09 LIMBURG
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FORMER FLAGS
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since 2003 Mar 02 FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES
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since 2001 Jul 16 LUXEMBOURG
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