MV Namura Queen

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History
NameNamura Queen
OwnerFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (Nissen Kaiun)
OperatorFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippine company
Port of registryFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Builder Sasebo Heavy Industries
Yard number872
CompletedMay 2020
Identification
StatusShelled on 25 February 2022 by a Russian warship in the Black Sea during 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, assisted into port in Yalova, Turkey, by the Ukrainian tugboat P&O Star, arrived in 27 February.
General characteristics
Type Panamax bulk carrier
Tonnage47,146  GT
Length229 m (751 ft 4 in)
Beam38 m (124 ft 8 in)
Draught6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
Installed powerDiesel
Crew20

MV Namura Queen is a Japanese-owned, Panamanian-registered, and Philippine-operated bulk carrier cargo ship.

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Characteristics

The Namura Queen is a Panamax-sized bulk carrier built by the Japanese shipbuilding company Sasebo Heavy Industries. Registered in Panama, its crew consists of twenty people, all of whom are Filipinos. [1] It has a gross tonnage of 47,146 tons and a deadweight tonnage of 85,065 tons. It is 229 m (751 ft 4 in) long, 38 m (124 ft 8 in) wide, and has a draught of 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in). [2] The ship has seven holds for storing the grain it transports. It is propelled by a single fixed pitch propeller powered by a diesel engine creating 9,700  kW (13,000  hp ). [3]

Shelling incident

On 15 February 2022, the Namura Queen departed from Porto Torres, Italy, [2] and went underway to the Ukrainian port city of Yuzhne to receive a shipment of grain, arriving on 23 February. On 25 February, while in transit in the Black Sea, heading to Istanbul, Turkey, after departing from Yuzhne, the cargo ship was struck on its stern side by ordnance fired from a Russian warship participating in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [4] The explosion caused a fire to start on the ship, and one of the twenty crew received a slight injury to their shoulder. [5] The Namura Queen was able to continue under its own propulsion, but it was assisted to a port in Yalova, Turkey, by the Ukrainian tugboat P&O Star, arriving on 27 February. [4] [5]

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