MV Cita
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49.911773°N 6.277908°W / 49.911773; -6.277908 On 26 March 1997, the 300-ft merchant vessel MV Cita pierced its hull when running aground on rocks off the south coast of the Isles of Scilly in gale-force winds en route from Southampton to Belfast. The incident happened just after 3 am when the German-owned, Antiguan-registered 3,000 tonne vessel hit Newfoundland Point, St Mary's.
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MV Cita after running aground on Newfoundland Point, Isles of Scilly. This is after the fuel oil and containers were salvaged but before the vessel slid into deeper water. | |
History | |
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Name | MV John Wulff |
Builder | Sietas, Neuenfelde, Germany |
Yard number | 767 |
Launched | 29 January 1977 |
Completed | 1977 |
Out of service | 1983 |
Identification | IMO number: 7605859 |
Fate | Sold |
Name | MV Lagarfoss |
Acquired | 1983 |
Out of service | 1996 |
Fate | Sold |
Name | MV Cita |
Owner | Martin Shipping Company Ltd |
Operator | Bugsier-Reederei-und Bergungs-Gesellschaft mbH & Co, Hamburg. |
Port of registry | St John's |
Route | Southampton to Belfast |
Acquired | 1996 |
Out of service | 1997 |
Fate | Wrecked on the Isles of Scilly 26 March 1997. |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 3900 |
Length | 93.53 m (306.9 ft) |
Beam | 14.5 m (48 ft) |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
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