MV Golden Nori

And now, for a more modern vessel, I give you the M/V Golden Nori:




Stats from Merchant Ships International:

Launched: March, 1997
Flagged: 05 December, 2000
Length: 383 ft, 10"
Beam: 65 ft, 7"
Draught: 28 ft, 9"
Displacement: 11,676 metric tonnes
Compliment: 28
Speed: 13 kts

The Golden Nori is a Japanese chemical and oil tanker built in 1997. She is registered under the Panamanian flag, and is licensed to carry Group I through IV oils, as well as non-petroleum oils. The Golden Nori is most famous for her 28 October 2007 hijacking by a group of pirates off of the coast of Somalia. Responding to the hijacking, a US Navy Destroyer sank the pirates craft, and shadowed them until they attempted to come into port on 12 December, and forced the pirates to relent and release the crew. The vessel is still in service.