MV Sugar Transporter

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History
NameSugar Transporter
OwnerSugar Line Limited
Port of registryFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Route United Kingdom Australia
BuilderLithgows Port Glasgow [1]
Yard number1181 [1]
Launched25 March 1970 [1]
FateSank in 1991
General characteristics
Type Bulk Carrier
Tonnage
Length550 ft (170 m) [1]
Beam74 ft (23 m) [1]
Depth31 ft (9.4 m) [1]
PropulsionSix-cylinder B&W-Kincaid diesel engine

MV Sugar Transporter was a British built Bulk carrier. It was launched on 25 March 1970 and was sunk at anchorage off Socotra Island near the Horn of Africa in 1991. It was also named the Kefalonia Wind, Sea Transporter, and Sunset. The ship was owned by the Sugar Line Limited, as well as Oceanfever Marine.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sugar Transporter MV". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 20 December 2023.