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PIRIREIS
General Cargo Shipr
Built in 1979 by K.K. Taihei Kogyo, Akitsu (Japan)
IMO : 7916727
Flag : Cook Islands
Length : 133,00 m
Beam : 20,62 m
Draught : 8,64 m
DWT : 13 206 t
Gross : 8 239 t
Manager : Emiroglu Deniz Nakliyati (Turkey)
Ex CANOPUS (1979-1985) - CANOPUS II (1985-1988) - AURORA JADE (1988-2000) - ODINBEY (2000-2008)
(Seen in southbound transit, 20-07-2012, catched from Rumeli Hisari quay)
INFO : Monday, April 29, 2013, the PIRIREIS sank after collision with the 8937 dwt container ship CONSOUTH in the Ionian Sea near Sapientza, Greece. The PIRIREIS sank within 7 minuts after the collision. Seven crew were rescued, but two perished with another eight missing. No injuries to the 16 crew aboard the CONSOUTH. The PIRIREIS was en route from Algeria to Ukraine with a cargo of fertilizer. The cause of the collision is still unknown. Visibility was good and weather was not a factor.
