Name Masashima Maru Completed 1977 Identification IMO number 7700946 Length 160 m | Port of registry Japan Out of service 1991 Fate sold Builder Japan | |
The MV Ioannis MK was a bulk carrier built by the Marugame shipyard in Japan as the Masashima Maru in 1977 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. All the crew were rescued by helicopter.
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