Vela International Marine Limited is a Bahri-owned company. Vela, established in 1984, currently owns 29 oil tankers most of which are very large crude carriers (VLCCs).
Vela International Marine's ship the MV Sirius Star was hijacked by Somali pirates on 15 November 2008[1] and released 9 January 2009 after a $3 million ransom was paid.[2]
Vela was owned by Saudi Aramco but was sold to Bahri for $1.3 billion 2012.[3]
The Vela Fleet
The current fleet consists of:[4]