'''MV ''Faina''''' ({{lang-uk|Фаіна}}) adalah [[kapal kargo]] [[Ukraina]] yang berlayar dibawah bendera [[Belize]].<ref name=Xin>{{cite news|url = http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/29/content_10130741.htm|title = Confusion looms over ownership of seized Ukrainian military cargo|agency = [[Xinhua News Agency]]|date = 29 September 2008|accessdaymonth = 29 September|accessyear = 2008}}</ref><ref name=vesseltracker>{{cite web | title = Faina | publisher = Vesseltracker.com | url = http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Faina-7419377.html | accessdaymonth = 04 October | accessyear = 2008}}</ref><ref name=foc>{{cite web | authorlink = http://centerforinvestigativereporting.org/ | coauthors = Center for Investigative Reporting | title = Hiding behind the flag | publisher = Frontline World | date = January 2004 | url = http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/spain/belize.html | accessdaymonth = 04 October | accessyear = 2008}}</ref>
Kapal ''Faina'' dimiliki oleh Waterlux AG dari [[Panama]], dan diurus oleh [[Tomex Team]] di [[Odessa, Ukraina]],<ref name="Equasis">{{cite web | url = http://www.equasis.org/ | title = FAINA: Ship info | accessdaymonth = 4 October | accessyear = 2008 | publisher = Equasis}}</ref> atau [[Kaalbye Shipping Ukraine]].<ref name=AP>{{cite news|url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5igGmlfz-K3g6EyC2vN8yK10vpCugD93GL6EG0|title = US Navy watches seized ship with Sudan-bound tanks|last = Kennedy|first = Elizabeth A.|date = 29 September 2008|agency = [[Associated Press]]|publisher = [[Google News]]|accessdaymonth = 29 September|accessyear = 2008|access-date accessyear= 2008-10-11|archive-date = 2008-10-02|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081002101947/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5igGmlfz-K3g6EyC2vN8yK10vpCugD93GL6EG0|dead-url = yes}}</ref>
Pada tanggal 25 September 2008, kapal ini dibajak oleh bajak laut [[Somalia]].<ref name=sun>{{cite news|url = http://www.sundayherald.com/international/shinternational/display.var.2453784.0.0.php|title = Pirates call all the shots|work = [[Sunday Herald]]|accessdaymonth = 29 September|accessyear = 2008|archiveurl accessyear= https://web.archive.org/web/20081001002509/http://www.sundayherald.com/international/shinternational/display.var.2453784.0.0.php|archivedate = 2008-10-01|access-date = 2008-10-11|dead-url = no}}</ref> Kru ''Faina'' pada saat dibajak terdiri dari 17 orang Ukraina, tiga orang Rusia dan satu orang Latvia, termasuk anak laki-laki berusia 14 tahun.<ref name=sun/><ref>{{cite news|first = Nick|last = Wadhams|title = Somali Pirates' Unexpected Booty: Russian Tanks|url = http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844914,00.html|work = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date = 26 September 2008|accessdaymonth = 28 September|accessyear = 2008|access-date accessyear= 2008-10-11|archive-date = 2008-09-27|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080927161128/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844914,00.html|dead-url = yes}}</ref> Kapten kapal ini, Vladimir Kolobkov, meninggal dunia akibat [[stroke]].<ref name=sky>{{cite news|url = http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Crew-Member-On-Ukrainian-Ship-Hijacked-Off-Coast-Of-Somalia-Dies-Says-Fainas-Captain/Article/200809415108746?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_4&lid=ARTICLE_15108746_Crew_Member_On_Ukrainian_Ship_Hijacked_Off_Coast_Of_Somalia_Dies%2C_Says_Fainas_Captain|title = Pirates Demand Ransom Of Millions|publisher = [[Sky News]]|date = 28 September 2008|accessdaymonth = 29 September|accessyear = 2008}}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite news|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/world/africa/29pirates.html?ref=world|title = Tensions Rise Over Ship Hijacked Off Somalia|last = Gettleman|first = Jeffrey|authorlink = Jeffrey Gettleman|date = 28 September 2009|work = [[The New York Times]]|accessdaymonth = 29 September|accessyear = 2008}}</ref><ref name=celebrate>{{cite news|url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5igGmlfz-K3g6EyC2vN8yK10vpCugD93H9K500|title = Pirates say they celebrated Muslim holiday on ship|last = Hassan|first = Mohamed Olad|date = 30 September 2008|agency = Associated Press|publisher = Google News|accessdaymonth = 30 September|accessyear = 2008|access-date accessyear= 2008-10-11|archive-date = 2008-10-03|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081003164259/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5igGmlfz-K3g6EyC2vN8yK10vpCugD93H9K500|dead-url = yes}}</ref>
