The MV Sirius Star is a supertanker owned by Vela International Marine,almost as long as a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and can carry about 2 million barrels of oil.the Sirius Star, was named recently in a ceremony at Koje City, South Korea.The ship has recently had a lot of media attention after it was captured by pirates, The supertanker was full loaded with a $100 million oil cargo on board The capture of Sirius Star took place 450 nautical miles southeast of Kenya’s Mombasa port,the increasingly well-armed and sophisticated Somali pirates use speedboats to carry out the attacks,the pirates probably used a ladder or hooked a rope to the side of the vessel to get onboard.