This article is about the Turkish cargo ship MV Horizon-1. For the cruise ship MV Horizon, see MV Pacific Dream. The MV Horizon-1 is a dry bulk cargo ship owned and operated by the Istanbul based Turkish company Horizon Denizcilik İç ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş. (Horizon Maritime Trading Co.).On July 8, 2009, the ship was captured by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. At the time of the seizure, the Horizon-1‍ '​s crew consisted of 23 Turks including a female third officer.