BOS 400
BOS 400 wreck off Duiker Point, South Africa
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History | |
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Name | BOS 400 |
Fate | Ran aground, 26 June 1994 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Derrick/lay barge |
Displacement | 12,000 long tons (12,193 t) |
Length | 100 m (330 ft) |
BOS 400 is a French derrick/lay barge that ran aground while being towed by the Russian tugboat Tigr on June 26, 1994.[1]
Tigr was chartered to tow BOS 400 from Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo to Cape Town, South Africa. The tow-rope broke loose during a huge storm and caused the vessel to run aground off Duiker Point near Sandy Bay.[2][3]
Despite several towage attempts, the shipwreck was considered a total loss as salvors were able to recover little from the wreck. It remains a wreck today.
Tigr was built in 1987 in Polish shipyards. Following the accident, she remained idle in the Cape Town docks from 1994 to 2000, when she was sold for $625,000.[4]
References
- ^ "Bos 400". Underwater Explorers. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Cape of Storms has claimed many victims over the years". University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 2003-04-29.
- ^ Robert Force; Martin Davies (2005). Jurisdiction and Forum Selection in International Maritime Law: Essays in Honor of Robert Force. Kluwer Law International. pp. 167–. ISBN 978-90-411-2330-5.
- ^ "Appeal No: 472/96". High Court of South Africa Cape of Good Hope Division and South Eastern Cape Division. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009.
External links
- Media related to BOS 400 at Wikimedia Commons
- Diving BOS 400 travel guide from Wikivoyage