MV Stolt Valor

The Liberian-flag chemical tanker, operated by Stolt Tankers BV (a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen Ltd) suffered a cargo tank explosion on March 15, 2012, ... Stolt Valor arrived at ASRY on June 28, 2012, where a thorough safety inspection took place prior to any further investigation to ensure the vessel had no ...

The vessel MV Stolt Valor went up in flames off the coast of Jubail on March 15 following an explosion on-board, but continues to burn due to its chemical ... Earlier reports said the US Navy received a distress call from the vessel, but since the tanker caught fire in international waters, the ship owners are ...

The risk-and-reward calculations for the various players arise at key points of tension: at the outset of a shipment, when a vessel comes under attack, during ransom negotiations, and when a deal is struck. As long as ... However, the story of the Stolt Valor, captured on September 15, 2008, is more typical.

Two days before the capture of the Sirius Star, pirates released a chemical tanker after a ransom thought to be about $2.5 million was paid. ... Three of the 18 Indian sailors who were on the MV Stolt Valor when it was hijacked two months ago said about 30 pirates seized the ship after firing a ...

Earlier this week, a Saudi Arabian super tanker, the Sirius Star, was hijacked along with 25 crew. The tanker, loaded with oil worth ... A week ago, 18 Indian crew members of the Japanese-owned cargo ship MV Stolt Valor were released after being held by pirates for two months. Somalia has not had a ...

The Stolt Valor, a Japanese-owned ship seized nearly two months ago with 18 Indian sailors aboard, was freed by Somali hijackers Sunday after its shipping company reportedly paid a ransom of 2.5 million dollars. On Tuesday, Somali pirates seized two new ships including the MV Delight - which has ...

Before the ship sank the two speedboats managed to escape in the dark easily outrunning the Indian ship. Last week the Tabar was involved in a daring mission featuring marine commandos foiling an attempt by pirates to hijack a cargo vessel jointly owned by Indian and Saudi businessmen. It has also ...

The ship was yet to sail from the Indian shores to Gulf of Aden along the Horn of Africa. Initially ... The government''s decision comes close on the heels of Somalian pirates hijacking a Japanese-owned merchant vessel MV Stolt Valor with 18 Indians among the 22 sailors on board on 15th August this year.

MUMBAI: As families of the 18 Indians aboard the hijacked vessel MT Stolt Valor wait with fingers crossed, the ship's Mumbai-based manning agent said ... Officials from Fleet Management also added that the vessel, carrying a cargo of 23,818 tonnes of oil products, had been hijacked from the designated ...