Chrisoula K
Written by Administrator Wednesday, 24 March 2010 15:45
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| The Chrisoula K. | |||
| was launched in 1954 under the name Dora Oldendorff in Lübeck Travemünde/Germany. The ship was named after the daughter of the owner of shipping company. The freighter had an overall length of 101 meters and width of 15 meters. A 2 cycle MAN Diesel with 2.700 HP that accelerated the 3,807 gross ton registered heavy ship to its maximum speed of 13,5 knots. The Chrisoula K. has been on her way from Italy to the saudi-arabic harbour Jeddah. | |||
| After several owners | |||
| it finally changed to the shipping company Clarion navy and got the name Chrisoula K. It was under this name, which she began her last voyage, which was on 30. August 1981, in the area of the reef of Abu Nuhas in the Red Sea, with a freight of cheap Italian paving tiles. By a navigational error of the captain, the ship hit the reef and sank on the night of 30. August. | |||
| The wreck lies today | |||
| in a position which is optimal for divers, at a depth between 5 meters and 25 meters. The ship is in slightly inclined position, which is strongly damaged in the middle part, where it ran aground | |||
