Sanko Harvest
Bulk carrier that sank off Esperance, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sanko Harvest was a 32,502 DWT dry bulk carrier that sank off Esperance, Western Australia after striking a charted reef on 14 February 1991.[1] The Korean-crewed Japanese-owned ship was 174 metres (571 ft) long and was carrying a cargo of 32,790 tonnes of phosphate fertilizer valued at A$8.9 million (2019: A$17.3 million). Also on board were 677 tonnes of heavy bunker fuel and 40 tonnes of light diesel oil.[2][3]
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History | |
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Owner | Seawall Shipping Corporation |
Operator | Sanko Steamship Co |
Port of registry | Panama |
Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd |
Launched | 1985 |
Identification | Official Number 8307521 |
Fate | Struck a reef and sank 14 February 1991 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 32,502 DWT |
Length | 167.6 m (550 ft) |
Beam | 27 m (89 ft) |
Draft | 14.8 m (49 ft) |
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The wreck site is the second largest wreck dive in the world and the largest off the Australian coast.[4]