SS Sugar Transporter (1957)

SS *Sugar Transporter*
History

Name:	Sugar Transporter (1957–1966) MALMI (1966–1979)
Owner:	Silvertown Services Shipping Co. Ltd (1957–1966) Etaliä - Snomen Laiva O/Y (1966–1979)
Builder:	Hall, Russell & Company
Yard number:	859
Launched:	21 November 1957
Sponsored by:	Mrs J.F.P. Tate
Identification:	Official number:187743
Fate:	Sank 1979
General characteristics
Tonnage:	6,550 GT
Length:	370 ft (110 m)
Beam:	53 ft (16 m)
Depth:	28 ft (8.5 m)

SS Sugar Transporter was a cargo ship built by Hall, Russell & Company and launched on 21 November 1957, sponsored by Mrs. Tate, wife of Mr J. F. P. Tate, a director of Silvertown Services Shipping Company Ltd. In 1966 her name was changed to Malmi under new owners from Helsinki, Finland. On 6 December 1979, Malmi capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea after her cargo of coke shifted in heavy weather during a voyage from Gdańsk, Poland, to Koverhar, 40 nautical miles (46 miles; 74 km) northeast of Gotska Sandön.^[1]

References

↑ "Sugar Transporter". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1979

Shipwrecks	8 Jan: Betelgeuse 30 Mar: Angelina Lauro 16 May: Zerstörer 1 17 May: HMAS Air Sprite 3 Aug: Atlantic Empress 3 Jul: Kairali 19 Jul: USS Tiru 24 Sep: Angelina Lauro 12 Oct: USS Alfred A. Cunningham 4 Nov: Aeolian Sky 6 Nov: MV Pool Fisher 15 Nov: Independența November (unknown date): Berge Vanga, Jayawang 6 Dec: Malmi 20 Dec: Ulysses

Other incidents	21 Feb: Saint Germain 19 Jul: Atlantic Empress September (unknown date): USS Ozark 26 Dec: Lindblad Explorer

1978 1980

Coordinates: 58°48′N 20°21′E / 58.800°N 20.350°E / 58.800; 20.350

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 25, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.