The oil tanker MV Younara Glory is one of the world's longest ships. She was built in 2004 at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering as Delos. She was later renamed DHT Condor, Younara Glory and then M Sophia in 2021. She is a crude carrier with tonnages of and . The overall length of the ship is , the extreme beam is and the draught is . The cargo ship has total tank capacity for at 98%.
Engineering The main engine of the ship is MAN B&W 6S90MC-C with output power of , achieved at 76 rpm. The output power together with the improved propulsion system and high-effective propeller, allow the cargo ship to operate with service speed of . The maximum achieved speed during the trial tests was over .
2026 Seizure On 7 January 2026, the U.S. Southern Command announced they had seized the ship as part of Operation Southern Spear.https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-seizing-venezuela-linked-oil-tanker-after-weeks-long-pursuit-2026-01-07/ They described the ship as a "stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor".
References