Mayuree Naree (2007)
Bulk carrier
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MV Mayuree Naree is a Thailand-flagged bulk carrier built in India as Good Princess in 2008. Since 2012 the vessel has been owned and operated by the Thai shipping company Precious Shipping.
- Good Princess (2008–2012)
- Mayuree Naree (2012–present)[1]
- Goodearth Maritime (2008–2012)
- Precious Shipping (2012–present)[2]
MV Mayuree Naree at Casablanca in 2023 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Port of registry | |
| Ordered | May 2004[1] |
| Builder | Hindustan Shipyard (Visakhapatnam, India)[1] |
| Cost | US$20 million[1] |
| Yard number | 11116[1] |
| Laid down | 18 January 2006[1] |
| Launched | 16 May 2007[1] |
| Completed | 23 January 2008[1] |
| Identification | |
| Status | Abandoned after attack near the Strait of Hormuz on 11 March 2026 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | IRClass[3][4];Trader-class bulk carrier[5] |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 38,154 tonnes (37,551 long tons) |
| Length | 178.7 m (586 ft) |
| Beam | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Draught | 9.75 m (32.0 ft) |
| Installed power | MAN B&W 6S42MC (6,480 kW) |
| Propulsion | Single shaft; fixed pitch propeller |
| Speed | 14.3 knots (26.5 km/h; 16.5 mph) |
| Capacity | 40,975 m3 (1,447,000 cu ft) in five cargo holds |
| Crew | 27 |
On 11 March 2026, the vessel was struck by Iranian projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire and forcing most of the crew to abandon ship. Nearly a month later on 8 April, three crew members of the vessel were confirmed to have died.
Description
Mayuree Naree is a double-hulled, single-deck, self-trimming bulk carrier built in 2008 by Hindustan Shipyard in Visakhapatnam, India as Good Princess to Indian Register of Shipping class.[6] It is designed to transport dry bulk cargo such as grain, coal, and iron ore in five cargo holds with a total capacity of 40,975 cubic metres (1,447,000 cu ft). For cargo handling, the ship has four 30-tonne (30-long-ton; 33-short-ton) cranes.[1][5]
It has an overall length of 178.7 metres (586 ft) and a beam of 28 metres (92 ft) metres, and fully laden draws 9.75 metres (32.0 ft) of water with a displacement of 38,154 tonnes (37,551 long tons). Its gross tonnage is 30,193; net tonnage 10,297; and deadweight tonnage 30,193 tonnes.[1]
The ship is propelled by a single fixed-pitch propeller driven by a six-cylinder MAN B&W 6S42MC two-stroke low-speed crosshead diesel engine, with a maximum continuous rating of 6,480 kW (8,690 hp). Its service speed is 14.3 knots (26.5 km/h; 16.5 mph).[1]
Career
The ship is one of four Trader-class bulk carriers originally built for Goodearth Maritime of Chennai, India.[5][1] It was laid down at Hindustan Shipyard in Visakhapatnam, India on 18 January 2006, launched on 16 May 2007 as Good Princess, and completed on 23 January 2008.[1]
In 2012, Good Princess was sold to Precious Shipping of Bangkok, renamed Mayuree Naree, and reflagged from India to Thailand.[2][7]
Attack near the Strait of Hormuz
On 11 March 2026, Mayuree Naree was struck by two projectiles while sailing near the Strait of Hormuz,[8][9] one of several vessels struck during the Strait of Hormuz crisis.[10][11] The vessel had departed Khalifa Port in the United Arab Emirates and was en route to Kandla Port in Gujarat, India.[8]
According to the Royal Thai Navy, the attack occurred at about 11:10 a.m. Thailand time shortly after the vessel transited the strait.[8] Two projectiles struck the ship above the waterline, damaging the stern and the engine room and causing a fire on board.[8][9] All 23 crew members aboard the vessel were Thai nationals.[8] Twenty crew members abandoned ship in liferafts and were rescued by the Royal Navy of Oman, who brought them ashore at Khasab, Oman.[8][12] Three crew members were reported missing and believed to be trapped in the engine room following the explosions.[13] The vessel was sailing in ballast at the time of the attack, meaning it was not carrying cargo.[8] The ship was reported to have sustained the heaviest damage among several vessels targeted in the region that day.[8]
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy later claimed responsibility for the attack.[8][9] Its naval commander, Alireza Tangsiri, said in a social media post that the vessel had ignored warnings issued by Iranian forces while passing through the area.[9] The attack occurred amid escalating conflict in the region and a series of incidents targeting shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints for oil and natural gas transportation.[9]
She drifted ashore near the village of Ramchah on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on 27 March.[14] On 8 April, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow confirmed during a press conference that three crew members of the vessel had died.[15]