Galaxy Leader at Bremerhaven, 2006
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History | |
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Name | Galaxy Leader |
Operator | Nippon Yusen |
Port of registry | Nassau |
Builder | Stocznia Gdynia |
Yard number | 8213/1 |
Launched | May 18, 2002[1][2] |
Completed | June 26, 2002 |
Identification |
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Status | Hijacked and held by the Houthis |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 189.20 m (620 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 32.29 m (105 ft 11 in) |
Height | 13.99 m (45 ft 11 in) |
Draft | 9.52 m (31 ft 3 in) |
Crew | 25 |
Galaxy Leader is a roll-on/roll-off vehicle carrier built in 2002 at Stocznia Gdynia in Gdynia, Poland. It is owned by Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen and Ray Shipping, the latter a company partly[3] owned by Israeli businessman Abraham Ungar.[4][5]
In November 2023, the ship was hijacked by Houthis, who seized the ship and took its 25 crew members hostage.
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