This is the information page about the shipwreck Zenobia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 34 53.862 N,33 39.441 E (34.8977, 33.65735)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: ZENOBIA

Length 171.9 meter, width: 22.9 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 8900 ton
Load: vehicles

Cause: built in 1979. owned at time of loss by rederi-a/b nordo. developed a serious list during heavy weather while on passage from koper, yugoslavia to tartous, syria and when automatic pilot jammed hard to starboard causing some vehicles to break free. she was towed and anchored off larnaca where water onboard was pumped out. five days later, after righting ops had been completed she suddenly capsized and sank. left 'as lies' as total loss. (ll; msd).

Year of registration: 1980

Water depth above wreck: 40 meter

Known since: 1980, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: H4357/71 15.7.80 H4357/71 15.7.80 SANK IN 345332N, 333903E. NO SALVAGE YET. (LL, 12.7.80). INS AS DW.

- NM 1637/80. 85.5.83 85.5.83 NO SALVAGE UNDERTAKEN. VESSEL LEFT AS TOTAL LOSS. (LL, 15.4.83). 19.12.91 19.12.91 WGD POSN: 345347N, 333934E. 11.2.93 11.2.93 WGD POSN NOW 345347N, 333907E. BR STD. 2.3.98 2.3.98 VESSEL LIES IN 43MTRS WITH THE STBD SIDE AT 16MTRS. COLLAPSING INTERNALLY. (DIVER MAGAZINE, MARCH 1998). HH395/410/02 18.10.99 HH395/410/02 18.10.99 POSN NOW 3453.65N, 3339.65E [WGD]. (PORT MANAGER, LIMASSOL NEW PORT, HN DTD 11.10.99).

- NM 4367/99. 25.7.06 25.7.06 STATED THAT SOME OF THE 100 FULLY LADEN LORRIES ARE SUSPENDED ONLY BY THE CHAINS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO STOP THEM SLIDING ACROSS THE DECK IN HEAVY WEATHER. (DIVER MAGAZINE JUL'06) SEP 2020/000209867 03.09.20 LOCATED IN 3453.86N, 3339.44E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.55M IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. LENGTH APPROX 164MTRS, WIDTH APPROX 40MTRS. MARKED BY ISOLATED DANGER BUOY AND SEVEN SPECIAL MARKER BUOYS. (LANDS OFFICER B, SECRETARY OF CYPRUS NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC COMMITTEE, DTD 27.08.20). AMEND TO DW 13.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON PORT SIDE.UK NM 5135/20

Position: 34 53.862 N,33 39.441 E

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