MV Demas Victory was a Dubai-based supply ship which sailed to offshore oil and gas platforms.

It capsized 10 nautical miles off the coast of the Qatari capital city of Doha on Tuesday 30 June 2009 at 6:30 a.m. local time.

[1][2][3][4] On 30 June 2009, the captain put in a request to re-enter Doha Port, and entered the channel of Doha's harbour; however, officials advised that the ship remain at anchor due to the rough conditions.

The ship capsized within three minutes around this time following a huge wave and strong wind.

[2] At the time of its sinking, the MV Demas Victory was carrying two caterers, nine crew members, and two dozen employees of the charterer HBK Power Cleaning - twelve from Nepal, eleven from India and one from Bangladesh.