MV Ioannis NK

History
NameMasashima Maru
Port of registry Japan
BuilderMarugame Shipyard, Japan
Launched15 June 1977
Completed1977
Out of service1991
IdentificationIMO number: 7700946
FateSold
NameIoannis NK
OwnerAgios Fanouris Shipping S.A.
OperatorSeabound Maritime Inc.
Port of registry Panama
Acquired1999
FateFoundered 23 July 2009
General characteristics
TypeBulk carrier
Length159.83 m (524 ft 5 in)
Beam25 m (82 ft 0 in)

MV Ioannis MK was a bulk carrier built by the Marugame shipyard in Japan as the Masashima Maru in 1977[1] which sank on 23 July 2009 95 nautical miles (176 km; 109 mi) off Saldanha Bay, South Africa. The ship was carrying 22,500 tonnes of sugar on passage from Brazil to India.[2] All of the crew were rescued by helicopter.[3]

References

  1. ^ ""The Death of Ioannis N.K."". Cargo Law. Countryman & McDaniel. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  2. ^ "20 rescued from sinking ship". Straits Times. Singapore. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  3. ^ "IOANNIS N.K." Dolphin Maritime and Aviation Services LTD. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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