The KASSEL (IMO 9191266) is a 28-year-old general cargo ship built in 1998 by Slovenske Lodenice A.S. in Komarno, Slovakia. Currently sailing under the flag of Liberia (Call Sign: 5LQS7), the vessel has a carrying capacity of 4,442 tons deadweight (DWT) and measures approximately 99.9 meters in length. The ship is registered to its owner, Kassel Shipping Ltd., based in the Marshall Islands, and is commercially managed by the Turkish firm Glory Denizcilik Ve Gemi. Over its operational history, the vessel has undergone several name changes, previously operating as the Jacaranda and Evdokia L before being renamed Kassel in 2018.