MV S Venus
bulk carrier
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV S Venus
- IMO number
- 8323111
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- bulk carrier
- Gross tonnage
- 22,221
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 189.7 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- —
- Builder
- Imabari Shipbuilding Marugame Headquarters
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV S Venus
MV S Venus is a freighter of Panamanian registry, attacked by Somali pirates on January 1, 2009. It was successfully defended by defensive actions by members of Anti Piracy Maritime Security Solutions who used paint thinner, Molotov cocktails and a flare gun to set the attacking vessel ablaze. After receiving a distress call from the freighter, French naval frigate Premier-Maître L'Her headed for the rescue. However, before the frigate's arrival, the pirates ceased their attack. After that, S Venus reiterated its distress call because of another attack about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the position, and the frigate once again responded and found two small boats nearby, designated by the crew of the ship as the skiffs for assault pirates. The special force of the French navy ordered two skiffs carrying eight Somalis to stop.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV S Venus now?
- MV S Venus has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is MV S Venus?
- MV S Venus is a bulk carrier. The vessel is 189.7 m long and has a gross tonnage of 22,221.
- Has MV S Venus been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV S Venus appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).