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MV Adriatica

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Name
  
Adriatica Marvel K

Completed
  
1981

Port of registry
  
Moldova

Length
  
85 m

Owner
  
Interglobal Shipping 3001, Ltd.

Identification
  
Call sign ERIB IMO number 8022602 MMSI no. 214180902

Fate
  
Sank on December 12, 2010

The Adriatica was a bulk carrier that sank in the Mediterranean Sea on December 12, 2010.

Sinking

The Adriatica sank off the Israeli port city of Ashdod in heavy seas on the morning of December 12, 2010, after issuing a Mayday distress signal. The ship was carrying a cargo of 3,000 tonnes of steel. The crew of 11 Ukrainian nationals took to two life rafts. Israeli navy and air force helicopters began search and rescue operations but the crew was saved by a nearby Taiwanese vessel before the Israeli rescuers were able to reach the life rafts.

References

MV Adriatica Wikipedia