MV Powerful
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV Powerful
- IMO number
- 9042233
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- 38,639
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 225 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1994
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV Powerful
MV Powerful is a Danish-flagged cargo ship owned by Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. of Greece. It was attacked with the intention of hijack by Somali pirates using assault rifles on 11 November 2008 in the Gulf of Aden off the Horn of Africa. Its capture was thwarted by the Royal Marines of the British frigate, HMS Cumberland, as well as the crew of a Russian Neustrashimy-class frigate. The 11 November 2008 incident off Somalia's coast occurred 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south of the Yemeni coast, in the Gulf of Aden. The pirates approached the vessel in a dhow, but were repelled by helicopters from the British and possibly Russian ships. The dhow was later detected by the Cumberland, and a unit of Royal Marines gave chase in a rigid craft. The pirates fired upon the Marines; the Marines returned fire and killed two pirates.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Powerful now?
- MV Powerful 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 Powerful?
- MV Powerful is a ship, built in 1994. The vessel is 225 m long and has a gross tonnage of 38,639.
- Has MV Powerful been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV Powerful appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).