MV Danny F II
  Don Carlos (top) and Danny F II (bottom)
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| History | |
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| Name | list error: <br /> list (help) Don Carlos (1975–94) Danny F II (1994–2009) |
| Owner | list error: <br /> list (help) Rederei AB Soya (1976–85) Wallenius Lines Singapore Ptd Ltd (1985–94) Rachid Fares Enterprise Proprietary (1994–2009) |
| Operator | list error: <br /> list (help) Rederei AB Soya (1976–85) Wallenius Lines (1985–94) Rachid Fares Enterprise Proprietary (1994–2000) Danny F II (2000–05) Falcon Point Intl Co. (2005–09) |
| Port of registry | list error: <br /> list (help) Stockholm (1976–85) Singapore (1985–95) Liberia (1995–2000) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2000–05) Panama (2005–09) |
| Builder | OY Wärtsilä AB |
| Yard number | 1220 |
| Launched | 14 November 1975 |
| Completed | April 1976 |
| In service | 30 April 1976 |
| Out of service | 17 December 2009 |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) IMO Number 7359462 Callsign J8KU6 (Don Carlos) Callsign 3EDI3 (Danny F II) MMSI Number 371575000 |
| Fate | Capsized and sank |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | list error: <br /> list (help) 14,478 GT 7,258 NRT 14,800 DWT |
| Length | 202.62 metres (664 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 28.15 metres (92 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 8.48 metres (27 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | 1 x Sulzer 6RND 90 diesel engine |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Capacity | 5,000 cars (1976–85) |
| Crew | 77 |
Danny F II (originally Don Carlos) was a cargo ship built in 1975 as a car carrier. It was renamed merchant vessel Danny F II when rebuilt as a livestock transporter in 1994. The ship capsized and sank off Lebanon on 17 December 2009, carrying 83 people, 10,224 sheep, and 17,932 cattle.[1] Rescue efforts for human survivors continue; 39 people had been rescued and nine human bodies recovered as of 18 December. All of the livestock are presumed to have died.[2]
Construction
Don Carlos was built by OY Wärtsilä AB, Åbo, Finland, as yard number 1220.[3] She was launched on 14 November 1975, and completed in April 1976.[4] She was 202.62 metres (664 ft 9 in) long, with a beam of 28.15 metres (92 ft 4 in) and a draught of 8.48 metres (27 ft 10 in).[5] The ship was 14,478 GT, 7,258 NRT and 14,800 DWT. Her Sulzer 6RND 90 diesel engine could give her a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h).[3]
History
Don Carlos was built for Rederei AB Soya, Stockholm.[3] Originally a car carrier,[6] she was delivered on 30 April 1976. In October 1985, Don Carlos was transferred to Wallenius Lines Singapore Ptd Ltd, Singapore. In July 1994, she was sold to BSA Transportation Pte, Ltd. of Singapore and renamed Danny F II.[3]
Danny F II arrived at Singapore on 15 August 1994 for rebuilding as a livestock transporter.[3] The work was done by Pan United Shipyards.[6] She was sold in 1995 to Rachid Fares Enterprise Proprietary, Fremantle, and reflagged to Liberia. On 25 April 2000, she was registered to Danny F II, St Vincent and the Grenadines.[3] On 16 September 2000, Danny F II rescued the 25 crew of Madona, which had developed a severe list after her cargo shifted. Madona was some 200 nautical miles (370 km) north of the Cocos Islands.[7] On 24 October 2005, Danny F II was registered to Falcon Point International, Panama.[3]
In 2005, it was reported that Danny F II had been detained at Adelaide because of defects which included holed bulkheads, defective navigation lights and radio equipment and defective watertight doors.[8]
Sinking
On 17 December 2009, Danny F II capsized and sank in bad weather in the Mediterranean Sea, 11 nautical miles (20 km) from Tripoli, Lebanon, while sailing from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Tartarus, Syria, carrying six passengers, 77 crew, 10,224 sheep and 17,932 head of cattle.[1] At least 38 survivors were rescued, and so far nine bodies have been recovered including a man who died before reaching a hospital. The ship's British captain is reported to have remained onboard when the ship rolled over in the high seas.[9] All the livestock are presumed perished.[1]
After a distress call made at 15:55 local time (13:55 UTC), a rescue effort was launched comprising ships from the Lebanese Navy and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the latter including two ships of the German Navy and one of the Italian Navy. A Bell Griffin HAR2 helicopter from 84 Squadron, Royal Air Force, based at RAF Akrotiri and Cyprus Police helicopters (Bell 412) following a request from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Larnaca were dispatched to assist in the rescue.[1]
Rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather conditions, high waves and floating carcasses of the ship's livestock cargo.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d Search as ship sinks off Lebanon, BBC News, December 18, 2009. Cite error: The named reference "BBC8419809" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Spencer, Richard. Two Britons among 35 missing from cargo ship, The Daily Telegraph, December 18, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g "M/S DON CARLOS" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
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|register={{{register}}}is not a valid registry name (help) - ^ "m.v. DON CARLOS (II)". Mareud. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Ship conversion". Pan United Shipyards. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Vessel Loss Dispatches 2000". Countryman & McDaniel. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Live export trade: "excessive mortalities" and cover-ups". Communist Party of Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "British captain dead and dozens missing as ship sinks". The Times. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Dozens missing after freighter sinks off Lebanon". France24. Paris. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.