MV Tygra

Maersk Alabama leaving Mombasa, Kenya, April 21, 2009.
History
Name	Alva Maersk (1998–2004) Maersk Alabama (2004–2015) [3] Maersk Andaman (2015–2016) Tygra (2016–present)
Owner	A.P. Moller-Maersk Group (1998–2016) Element Shipmanagement SA (2016–present)
Operator	Maersk Line (1998–2004) Maersk Line Limited (2004–2015) Maersk Line (2015–2016) Waterman Steamship Corporation (2016–Present)
Port of registry	Denmark (1998–2004) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. (2004–2015)[2] Singapore (2015–2016) Monrovia, Liberia (2016–present)
Ordered	1989
Builder	China Shipbuilding Corporation[1] Keelung, Taiwan[3]
Yard number	676[1]
Launched	5 September 1998
Completed	1998[1]
Maiden voyage	1998
In service	1998–present
Homeport	Monrovia, Liberia
Identification	IMO number: 9164263[1]
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	A-Class
Type	Container ship
Tonnage	17,375 DWT 14,120 GT[3]
Length	155 m (508 ft 6 in) LOA[3] 145.80 metres (478 ft 4 in) LBP[3]
Beam	25.30 m (83 ft 0 in)[3]
Propulsion	1 Hitachi-Man 7S50 MC-C[4]
Speed	24–25 kn
Capacity	1,092 TEU[1]
Crew	21-31

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.^[5]

It had a light-blue hull and a beige superstructure like all Maersk vessels, regardless of their flag of registry.^[6] It was hijacked by pirates near Somalia in 2009 and its crew held hostage. Four additional unsuccessful hijacking attempts were made in 2009, 2010, and 2011.