 Galaxy Leader at Bremerhaven, 2006
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| History | |
|---|---|
| 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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- ^ Galaxy Leader - IMO 9237307, scheepvaartwest.be, August 9, 2013, retrieved November 21, 2022
- ^ Faucon, Benoit; Paris, Costas; Lubold, Gordon (December 12, 2023). "Houthi Rebel Attacks Rattle Global Shipping". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Bockmann, Michelle Wiese (November 19, 2023). "Houthis 'hijack' Israeli-owned car carrier Galaxy Leader". Lloyd's List. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Wells, Kane (November 23, 2023). "Hijacking of Galaxy Leader has broader implications for marine war underwriters: Skytek". ReinsuranceNe.ws. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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