MV Manifa (formerly MV Sirius Star) is an oil tanker formally owned and operated by Vela International Marine. With a length overall of 330 m (1,080 ft)...

of spectral type A0 or A1, termed Sirius A, and a faint white dwarf companion of spectral type DA2, termed Sirius B. The distance between the two varies...

large crude carriers (VLCCs). Vela International Marine's ship the MV Sirius Star was hijacked by Somali pirates on 15 November 2008 and released 9 January 2009...

Look up Sirius in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sirius is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky. Sirius may also refer to: SES Sirius, a Scandinavian...

of dozens of other ships, among which were the MV Sirius Star supertanker and the Ukrainian tank-laden MV Faina in 2008. At his height, Hassan enjoyed a...

The MV Sirius was a Greenpeace ship named after the star Sirius. The Sirius was built with modern specifications at the Boele shipyard in the Netherlands...

The Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) MV Sirius Star in 2008, after her capture by Somali pirates...

of the tanker MV Braer. The crew and ship were commended in the official report, which stated: The Master and crew of the STAR SIRIUS displayed excellent...

Abdi Hassan, Entrepreneur, Somalia's "Pirate Kingpin" who captured the MV Sirius Star Ship, 2008 Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare, Linguist, Author of the 1952...

was resolved without signs of her effort. She also negotiated for the MV Sirius Star. In 2010 Edwards told William McNulty that she was involved in negotiating...

2008-11-17. Lewis, Paul (2008-11-24). "Somali pirates to reduce ransom for Sirius Star". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-12-16. Olad Hassan, Mohamed (2009-01-11)...

17 November 2008, Somali pirates captured the Saudi owned oil tanker MV Sirius Star with 25 crew members on board. The tanker was later released after a...

released the crew of MV Bright Ruby after a ransom was paid. 15 November – MV Sirius Star, a VLCC tanker was seized. 17 November – Pirates release the crew of...

the hunt for pirates behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker, the MV Sirius Star. A clan elder affiliated with the Islamists said "The Islamists arrived...

insurgents. January 2 - Somali pirates hijack the MV Kriti Episkopi. January 9 - The MV Sirius Star, a supertanker seized in the world's largest hijacking...

新人ボーイズグループThe Wind、収録曲「光を込めて君にあげる」2分バージョンのMVを先行公開 [New boy group The Wind releases 2-minute music video for the song "Sirius"] (in Japanese). Osen. Archived from...

10 guns, and on 12 October 1786 Berwick was renamed Sirius, after the southern star Sirius. Sirius sailed from The Motherbank, Ryde, Isle of Wight on 13...

MV Sun Express is a German-owned container ship registered under the flag of convenience of Antigua and Barbuda. A U.S. Marine Force Reconnaissance team...

Syrian sign" (the other sign being Sirius; "Syria" is supposedly a reference to its northern location relative to Sirius); Elgomaisa derives from الغميصاء...

prominent star such as Sirius or Arcturus appears larger than a less prominent star such as Mizar, which in turn appears larger than a truly faint star such...

called the 'MV LIMBURG', this oil tanker suffered an explosion and corresponding fire considered to be the result of an attack. MV Sirius Star (2008) This...

Star Breeze (formerly Seabourn Spirit) is a German-built cruise ship completed in 1989. The luxury liner travels between Europe and Africa, and is owned...

capabilities. Three other VLCCs that have been ransomed by pirates are the Sirius Star, the Maran Centaurus, and the Samho Dream. List of ships attacked by...

dwarf. The nearest known white dwarf is Sirius B, at 8.6 light years, the smaller component of the Sirius binary star. There are currently thought to be eight...

The MV Demetrios II, also known as Dimitrios II, was a cargo ship, built in 1964 by J. J. Sietas at their shipbuilding yard in Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Germany...

ocean liners still existent include MV Astoria (1948), United States (1952), MV Brazil Maru (1954), Rotterdam (1958), MV Funchal (1961), MS Ancerville (1962)...

has since been acquired by Element Shipmanagement SA and has been renamed MV Tygra. As of 2024[update], the ship is still in active service. The story...

Arcturus is the brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere and the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, after Sirius (−1.46 apparent magnitude)...

Barnard's Star is a small red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. At a distance of 5.96 light-years (1.83 pc) from Earth, it is the fourth-nearest-known...

luminous stars. The Sun is the brightest star as viewed from Earth, at −26.78 mag. The second brightest is Sirius at −1.46 mag. For comparison, the brightest...