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25 of the 28 Syrian and Egyptian people onboard were able to get into rubber boats.<ref name=AD /> 15 people from one rubber boat were picked up by Swedish ship ''Alabama''. The Dutch life boat ''Gebroeders Luden'' from [[Lauwersoog]] picked up the 10 people in the other boat and took over the 15 people onboard of the ''Alabama''. The people arrived, soaking wet, at around 11:15am at [[Lauwersoog]]. The three remaining people onboard of the ''Eurabia Sun'' were rescued in the meantime by a helicopter and brought to [[Leeuwarden]].<ref name=Tub>{{Cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:003417024:mpeg21:a00012 |work= [[Tubantia]] |title= Schepen in nood door zware storm |date=28 October 1974|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=LC>{{Cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010619780:mpeg21:a0005 |work= [[Leeuwarder Courant]] |title= Lauwersoog |date=28 October 1974|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref>
25 of the 28 Syrian and Egyptian people onboard were able to get into rubber boats.<ref name=AD /> 15 people from one rubber boat were picked up by Swedish ship ''Alabama''. The Dutch life boat ''Gebroeders Luden'' from [[Lauwersoog]] picked up the 10 people in the other boat and took over the 15 people onboard of the ''Alabama''. The people arrived, soaking wet, at around 11:15am at [[Lauwersoog]]. The three remaining people onboard of the ''Eurabia Sun'' were rescued in the meantime by a helicopter and brought to [[Leeuwarden]].<ref name=Tub>{{Cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:003417024:mpeg21:a00012 |work= [[Tubantia]] |title= Schepen in nood door zware storm |date=28 October 1974|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=LC>{{Cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010619780:mpeg21:a0005 |work= [[Leeuwarder Courant]] |title= Lauwersoog |date=28 October 1974|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref>

<ref name=LC>{{Cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011017127:mpeg21:a0040 |work= [[Nieuwsblad van het Noorden]] |title= Bemanning na schipbreuk veilig aan wal in Lauwersoog ‘T is alsof we nieuw leven zijn begonnen’ |date=29 October 1974|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref>


The ship sank 12 miles northwest of [[Schiermonnikoog]], the Netherlands.<ref name=wrak />
The ship sank 12 miles northwest of [[Schiermonnikoog]], the Netherlands.<ref name=wrak />

Revision as of 07:44, 6 February 2024

History
Netherlands
NameTheron
OwnerKoninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, (KNSM), Amsterdam
Port of registryLloyd's Register of Shipping (LR)
BuilderGebroeders Pot N. V., Bolnes
Yard number942
Launched12 December 1960
History
Lebanon
NameEurabia Sun
NamesakeEurabia Shipping Agency Ltd.
OwnerEurabia Shipping Agency Ltd., Beirut
Acquired1974
General characteristics
Tonnage3840 grt
Length119.5 m (392.1 ft)
Beam14.9 m (48.9 ft)
Draught7.9 m (25.9 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 x 8 cylinder oil engines
  • 1 screw
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Crew28

MV Eurabia Sun, originally named MV Theron, was a 1961 Dutch built cargo ship of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij. From 1974 it was owned by Lebanese Eurabia Shipping Agency Ltd.. On 28 October 1974 while en route from Gdansk, Poland to Tartous the ship sank near Schiermonnikoog, the Netherlands, after the ship tilted due to shifting cargo during a gale. All 28 crew members were rescued.

During a 1975 drugs investigation by the Dutch marine on the wreck, one person was killed.

Ship details

The steel ship measured 119.5 metres (392 ft 1 in) x 14.9 m (48.9 ft) x 7.9 m (25.9 ft). She had a gross tonnage of 3584 GRT and a Net tonnage of 1885 GRT. She was propulsed by 2 stroke single-acting 8 cylinder oil engines with a total of 3600 hp. She had a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h). She had yard number 942 and IMO number 5358725.[1] [2]

History

The ship MV Theron was built by Gebroeders Pot N. V. in Bolnes, the Netherlands for Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, (KNSM). She was launched on 12 December 1960 and delivered on 10 May 1961. Her home port was Amsterdam. In 1966 she was lengthened by Boele's Scheepswerven & Machinefabriek NV. between March and May.[2]

In 1974 the ship was acquired by Lebanese company Eurabia Shipping Agency Ltd. and continued sailing under Lebanese flag with home port Beirut. She was renamed into MV Eurabia Sun.[2]

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Fate

In October 1974 she was en route from Gdansk, Poland to Tartous with a cargo of ijzeren staven, staalplaat en ammoniumnitraat under command of Hussein Ali Hussein. During night of 28 October there was a gale, with wind of Beaufort force scale 8-9. Due to shifting cargo there came a hole in the the ship's hull and the ship started tilting.[3] The first emergency call received Radio Scheveningen at 3am (local time) when the ship was at the time 10 miles north of Ameland, Netherlands. At 6:30am the captain of the ship called that the engines stopped running and wanted to be rescued because the boat was sinking.[4] The ship sunk at around 9am.[5]

25 of the 28 Syrian and Egyptian people onboard were able to get into rubber boats.[5] 15 people from one rubber boat were picked up by Swedish ship Alabama. The Dutch life boat Gebroeders Luden from Lauwersoog picked up the 10 people in the other boat and took over the 15 people onboard of the Alabama. The people arrived, soaking wet, at around 11:15am at Lauwersoog. The three remaining people onboard of the Eurabia Sun were rescued in the meantime by a helicopter and brought to Leeuwarden.[6][7]

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The ship sank 12 miles northwest of Schiermonnikoog, the Netherlands.[3]

Aftermath

After suspicions that the vessel was transporting drugs, the Dutch marine started an investigation into it in February 1975. Diver of the marine Rinus Knol died during the investigation in the double “bodemtank”. The marine blown up the Dekhuis and stuurhuis.[3]

In the 1980s people made dives to the wreck.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Theron MV (1961~1974) Eurabia Sun MV (+1974)". Wrecksite.
  2. ^ a b c "THERON - ID 6525". Maritiem Historische Databank.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Scheepswrak: EURABIA SUN". Wrakkenmuseum [nl] (in Dutch).
  4. ^ "Veel schepen in moeilijkheden | Libanees vrachtschip gezonken". De Waarheid (in Dutch). 28 October 1974 – via Delpher.
  5. ^ a b "Storm hield hevig huis". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 29 October 1974 – via Delpher.
  6. ^ "Schepen in nood door zware storm". Tubantia (in Dutch). 28 October 1974 – via Delpher.
  7. ^ a b "Lauwersoog". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 28 October 1974 – via Delpher. Cite error: The named reference "LC" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ "'Kustwacht blundert' | Interne kritiek op onervaren personeel". Trouw (in Dutch). 29 December 1988 – via Delpher.
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