MV Tygra

Maersk Alabama leaving Mombasa, Kenya, April 21, 2009.
History
Name
  • Alva Maersk (1998–2004)
  • Maersk Alabama (2004–2015)
  • Maersk Andaman (2015–2016)
  • Tygra (2016–present)
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
Ordered1989
BuilderChina Shipbuilding Corporation Keelung, Taiwan
Yard number676
Launched5 September 1998
Completed1998
Maiden voyage1998
In service1998–present
HomeportMonrovia, Liberia
IdentificationIMO number: 9164263
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class & typeA-Class
TypeContainer ship
Tonnage
Length
  • 155 m (508 ft 6 in) LOA
  • 145.80 metres (478 ft 4 in) LBP
Beam25.30 m (83 ft 0 in)
Propulsion1 Hitachi-Man 7S50 MC-C
Speed24–25 kn
Capacity1,092 TEU
Crew21-31

MV Tygra (formerly MV Maersk Alabama) is a container ship currently operated by the Waterman Steamship Corporation and owned by Element Shipmanagement SA of Piraeus, Greece. She was previously owned by the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group and operated by Maersk Line and Maersk Line Limited.

She had a light-blue hull and a beige superstructure like all Maersk vessels, regardless of their flag of registry. She was hijacked by pirates near Somalia in 2009 and her crew held hostage. Four additional unsuccessful hijacking attempts were made in 2009, 2010, and 2011.

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