Enrica Lexie

Enrica Lexie at Kochi
History
Name:	Enrica Lexie
Owner:	Dolphin Tankers, Naples
Port of registry:	Italy
Completed:	2008[1]
Identification:	IMO number: 9489297[1] Call sign: ICKC MMSI number: 247232700
Fate:	Renamed as Olympic Sky in 2014.[1]
History
Name:	Olympic Sky
Owner:	Olympic Shipping & Management
Port of registry:	Greece until 2015; Marshall Islands (since 2015)
Identification:	IMO number: 9489297[1] Call sign: SVCB5 (2013–2015); V7NZ2 (from 2015) MMSI number: 241346000 (2013–2015) MMSI number: 538006517 (from 2015)
Status:	in active service[1]
General characteristics
Type:	Oil tanker
Tonnage:	58,418 GT[1] 104,255 DWT[1]
Length:	243.8 metres (800 ft)[1]
Beam:	42 metres (138 ft)[1]

Enrica Lexie (called Olympic Sky since 2013) is an Italian Aframax oil-tanker. In 2012, the ship was involved in the shooting of two Indian fisherman in the Laccadive Sea.

History

2008–2012

The Enrica Lexie was built in 2008. She was originally owned by Naples-based Dolphin Tankers whose parent company is Fratelli d'Amato.^[1][2]

2012 shooting incident

On 15 February 2012, the Enrica Lexia was involved in the shooting of two fisherman in the Laccadive Sea off the Indian coast.^[3] The tanker was taken to the port of Kochi on 17 February 2012 under escort by the Indian Coast Guard.^[4] The ship was allowed to leave 80 days later, on 6 May 2012 after the owners posted a surety bond.^[5]

2013–2015

In 2013, she was renamed as Olympic Sky and registered under a Greek flag; vessel management was transferred to Olympic Shipping & Management SA.^[1][6] AIS plots show the tanker operating in the Indian Ocean region.^[7][8]

In 2015, the tanker was registered again in the Marshall Islands.^[9][10]

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