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Zenobia Wreck
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Swedish ferry fully loaded with trailers and trucks, sunk on her maiden voyage to Cyprus in 1980 off Larnaka's fishing harbor. Zenobia is now lying on its side at a depth of 18 to 41 meters.
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Lloyd's registration number: 7806087Built: 1979 by Kockums, Malmo, Sweden, yard # 567Length overall: 172,02 meter (560 feet)Beam: 23.04 meter (75 feet)Draught: 13.01 meter (43 feet)Gross tonnage: 12,000 tones |
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A roll-on-roll-off cargo ferry, which was registered to carry up to 140 passengers. She has two decks, and two stern doors (1 port, 1 starboard). A twin-screw motor ship, powered by two 7 cylinder, single acting, oil-fired two strokes engines. The engines delivered 18,760 bhp. Both screws are controllable pitch propellers. A Thwart ships propeller, forward to facilitate docking and low speed maneuvering.
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Equipped with: D/F (direction finder) receiver, echo sounder, gyrocompass, position fixing device, radar, and radiotelephone. Zenobia had a maximum speed of 21.5 knots and sank outside Larnaka's fishing harbour at 2:30 am on Saturday the 7th of June 1980.
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Cause: Loss of stability.
Position: 34,53.5 N, 33,39.1 E (1.500 meters from the shore)
Bearings: Dhekelia Hospital 28 T, Larnaka harbour Entrance 343 T, Mount Stavrovouni 268 T
Attitude: She is lying on her port side,
Bows pointing south in 41 meters of water.
The bows are further from the shore than the stern is.
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