MV Navios Apollon

Navios Apollon is an Ultra-Handymax bulk carrier vessel with a capacity of 52,073 deadweight.

History
Name:	MV Navios Apollon
Owner:	Greece
Port of registry:	Panama
Launched:	2000
Identification:	IMO number: 9211145
General characteristics
Class and type:	Ultra-Handymax
Tonnage:	52,073 dwt.
Length:	190 m (620 ft)
Beam:	32 m (105 ft)
Speed:	13.2 kn (24.4 km/h) max, 12.7 kn (23.5 km/h) average
Crew:	19
Notes:	1 Greek, 18 Filipino

History

Built in 2000. Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. sold it to Navios Maritime Partners L.P. in 2009.[1] Call Sign: SYNY
MMSI: 240115000

Hijacking

In the evening of 28 December 2009, the Panama Flag (Greek owned) Bulk Carrier, the MV Navios Apollon, was hijacked approximately 200 nautical miles (370 km) east of the Seychelles by Somali pirates. It was destined for India when hijacked, and carrying a cargo of rock phosphate from Tampa, Florida. [2][3]

The ship and crew was later released after an unknown ransom was paid.[4]

References

1. "52,073dwt Navios Apollon sold". Turkish Maritime Magazine. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
2. "Somali Pirates Seize Two More Ships". The New York Times. Reuters. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
3. "Somali Pirates Seize Tanker, Cargo Ship". The New York Times. Associated Press. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
4. "Ransom Drop for the Release of MV Navios Apollon Completed". Archived from the original on 4 November 2011.