MV M. Star

History
Marshall Islands
Completed2008
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeCrude oil tanker
Tonnage
  • 270,204 DWT
  • 160,292 GT
Length333.00 m (1,092 ft 6 in)
Crew31

M. Star is a VLCC oil tanker operated by the Japanese company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. It was launched in December 2008.[1]

July 2010 event

The M. Star was damaged by an explosion on 27 July 2010, injuring one member of the ship's crew.[2]

The UAE initially said the M. Star was damaged by a "freak wave" from an earthquake.[3] Mitsui officials said, however, that they believed the explosion was caused by a terrorist attack.[4] In August, the UAE said the blast was probably caused by an attack, possibly a suicide bomber in a speedboat. Radar had picked up a suspicious craft near the tanker just before the attack, and traces of explosives were found on the hull.[5]

On November 22, 2010, the United States Maritime Administration confirmed that the blast was the result of a terrorist attack.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Incident involving the VLCC M. STAR, west of the Strait of Hormuz". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  3. ^ Japanese tanker damaged near Oman
  4. ^ Japanese oil tanker damaged at mouth of Persian Gulf; cause unclear, shipper suspects attack
  5. ^ Terror theory backed by tanker ‘black box’
  6. ^ U.S. warns ships of confirmed terror threat CNN.com, November 22, 2010


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