▁South ▁Korea ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁M V ▁Ben nett ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ient ▁Captain ▁Steven ▁L . ▁Ben nett . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁a ▁Log istics ▁Pre position ing ▁Sh ip ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁commercial ▁service ▁after ▁the ▁M SC ▁contract ▁ended ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁red el iver ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁own ers . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁own ers ▁Capt . ▁Steven ▁L . ▁Ben nett ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁as ▁T NT ▁Express ▁and ▁operated ▁as ▁such ▁under ▁char ter ▁by ▁ABC ▁Container line ▁N . V . ▁of ▁Ant werp , ▁Belg ium ▁for ▁the ▁London - based ▁company ▁T NT ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁ABC ▁Container line ▁bought ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁renamed ▁her ▁Mar tha ▁II . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁det ained ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia ▁when ▁ABC ▁went ▁into ▁receiver ship . ▁Den ▁n ors ke ▁Bank ▁of ▁Norway ▁bought ▁the ▁ship ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁Sea ▁P ride . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Se al ift ▁In cor por ated ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9