MV Rubymar
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner | Golden Adventure Shipping (United Kingdom) |
| Port of registry |  Belize |
| Completed | 1997 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Struck by Houthi Anti-ship missile |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bulk carrier |
| Tonnage | 19,420 GT |
| Length | 171 m (561 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 27 m (88 ft 7 in) |
| Crew | 24 |
MV Rubymar is a Belize-flagged cargo ship owned by a United Kingdom shipping company. Built in 1997, the ship took part in the Black Sea Grain Initiative in 2022 and was struck by a Houthi Anti-ship missile during the Red Sea crisis in February 2024.
Characteristics[edit]
Rubymar is a Handymax-size bulk carrier cargo ship with a tonnage of 19,420 GT and a deadweight of 32,211 DWT. It is 171 meters long and 27 meters wide, with a draft of 10.4 meters. It is equipped with a Mitsubishi engine plant that supplies 7,059 KW of power.[1][2]
History[edit]
The ship was built in 1997 by the Onomichi dockyard in Kobe, Japan. It was called Ken Shin in 2007, Chatham Island in 2009, and Ikaria Island in 2020, before being renamed Rubymar.[1] In 2022, it took part in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, carrying 35,000 tons of wheat from Ukraine to Egypt during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Rubymar was transiting through the Red Sea in February 2024, transporting a cargo of fertilizer from the United Arab Emirates to Belarus. On 20 February, United States Central Command announced that Houthi forces launched two Anti-ship missiles at the ship, one of which struck it and caused severe damage. A merchant vessel, the Singapore-flagged Lobivia, and an Operation Prosperity Guardian warship responded to the incident. Lobivia evacuated all 24 crewmembers of Rubymar and took them safely to Djibouti.[4][5] The ship was abandoned in the vicinity of the Bab-el-Mandeb, but was still afloat on 21 February.[6] In the aftermath of the missile strike, an 18-mile oil slick developed, with continuing oil spillage contributing to what Central Command called an environmental disaster.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "RUBYMAR, Bulk carrier". Baltic Shipping. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "RUBYMAR - Dry bulk / Handysize / General cargo - IMO 9138898". Maritime Optima. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Four ships to transport food from Ukraine to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Greece, Spain, Netherlands". interfax.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ Moniglio, Heather (20 February 2024). "British-Owned Cargo Ship Damaged by Houthi Missiles, Crew Evacuated". USNI News. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Cecil, Nicholas (2024-02-20). "Crew evacuated from UK ship 'taking in water' 36 hours after Houthi attack in Red Sea". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ Westfall, Sammy (2024-02-20). "Cargo ship crew forced to evacuate after Houthi missile attack off Yemen". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ Gupta, Gaya; Kim, Victoria (23 February 2024). "U.S. Warns of Environmental Damage if Vessel Struck by Houthis Sinks". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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