| History | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Name | MV Iran Deyanat |
| Owner | Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines |
| Operator | Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines |
| Ordered | February 1982[1] |
| Builder | Astilleros Españoles S.A. - Factoria de Sestao |
| Yard number | 260 |
| Laid down | March 29, 1982 |
| Launched | August 5, 1982 |
| Completed | October 1, 1983 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8107579, Call sign: EQPB |
| Captured | August 21, 2008 – October 10, 2008 |
| Fate | Scrapped 8 April 2011 |
| Notes | Sailed originally as Odinlock for Liberia. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bulk carrier |
| Tonnage | 44,468 DWT |
| Length | 199.50 m (654 ft 6 in) (LOA) |
| Beam | 29.01 m (95 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 11.715 m (38 ft 5.2 in) |
| Depth | 16.01 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | 8,238 kW (11,047 hp) |
| Propulsion | 1 fixed pitch propeller |
| Speed | 15.25 knots (28.24 km/h; 17.55 mph) |
| Capacity | 54,237 m3 (1,915,400 cu ft) |
| Crew | 29 |
| Notes | Iron 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mystery surrounds hijacked Iranian ship Nick Grace, Long War Journal. Accessed October 1, 2008.
- ^ Indian crew of hijacked ship freed unharmed by Somali pirates, Press Trust of India via The Indian Express. October 10, 2008.
- ^ 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.