Zingara (ship)
Cargo vessel wrecked in the Straits of Tiran in the Red Sea
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Owner: | Montemare di Navigazione S.P.A. |
Port of registry: | Naples |
Builder: | Rostock Shipyard |
Launched: | 1963 |
Fate: | Wrecked, 21 August 1984 28°00′16″N 34°29′03″E / 28.004526°N 34.484238°E / 28.004526; 34.484238 |
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Type: | Cargo ship |
Length: | 82.4 m (270 ft 4 in) |
Beam: | 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion: | 6-cylinder diesel engine |
Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
The Zingara was a general cargo vessel that was wrecked in the Straits of Tiran in the Red Sea on 21 August 1984[1] and is now a recreational diving site.
See also
References
- ^ "The Zingara (aka Kormoran)". SS Thistlegorm. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "SCUBA diving trips in Tiran, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt". red-sea-shadow.com. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
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Other incidents |
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1983 1985 |