MV Horizon-1

History
Name	Horizon-1
Owner	Horizon Denizcilik İç ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş., Istanbul, Turkey
Operator	Horizon Denizcilik İç ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş., Istanbul, Turkey
Port of registry	Istanbul, Turkey
Builder	Stocznia Gdynia Group, Gdynia, Poland
Yard number	b515/5
Launched	31 July 1979
Completed	1980
Identification	IMO number: 7625732
Fate	Broken up 6 February 2011
General characteristics
Tonnage	21,630 GT; 11,686 NT (net tonnage); 33,693 DWT;
Length	176.72 m (579 ft 9 in) Length overall; 169.23 m (555 ft 3 in) LBP;
Beam	27.51 m (90 ft 3 in) (extreme); 27.45 m (90 ft 1 in) (moulded);
Draught	11.48 m (37 ft 8 in)
Depth	15.80 m (51 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	1 fixed pitched solid propeller
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Crew	23

The MV Horizon-1 was a dry bulk cargo ship owned and operated by the Istanbul based Turkish company Horizon Denizcilik İç ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş. (Horizon Maritime Trading Co.).

On July 8, 2009, the ship was captured by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. At the time of the seizure, the Horizon-1's crew consisted of 23 Turks including a female third officer. The vessel had experienced a hijacking attempt on March 19 the same year in that area.

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