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The ship was 83.13 metres (272 ft 9 in) long overall, with a beam of 11.34 metres (37 ft 2 in). She had a draught of 4.40 metres (14 ft 5 in) and a height of 21.00 metres (68 ft 11 in). The ship was assessed at
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533:, Denmark. The authorities were contacted at 01:47 on 30 July and the ship was refloated later that day. Her Russian captain was subsequently convicted of being drunk in charge of the vessel. He was fined
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607:(MAIB) conducted an investigation into the sinking. An MAIB underwater survey located the vessel on the seabed at a depth of around 82 metres (270 ft), twelve miles (19 km) east of
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Pentland Firth at that time was probably influenced by actual or perceived commercial pressures and his personal determination to succeed." According to the MAIB, the
1053:"Report on the investigation of the capsize and sinking of the cement carrier Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth, Scotland with the loss of all eight crew on 2 and 3 January 2015"
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1027:"Families of seamen lost on the Cemfjord honour loved ones"
817:"Major search after ship overturns off north of Scotland"
792:"Crew of eight feared lost as cargo ship Cemfjord sinks"
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839:"Eight Missing after Cement Carrier Sinks off Scotland"
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1001:"Poor decision making led to the Cemfjord's capsizing"
701:"Drunk master ran cement carrier aground off Denmark"
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79:Arouno Shipping Co Ltd, Limassol (2008–15)
1104:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2015
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968:"Cemfjord wreck survey is complete"
940:Candlish, Jane (21 February 2015).
296:Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz SBV 6M 628
270:11.34 metres (37 ft 2 in)
153:Detlef Hegemann Rolandwerft, Bremen
91:Margareta & Co, Haren (1984–95)
73:Thekla Schepers KG, Haren (1984–95)
974:. 10 February 2015. Archived from
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819:. BBC News Online. 3 January 2015
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750:. Shipworld. 31 January 2014
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1025:Kerr, David (4 July 2015).
748:"CASUALTIES – JANUARY 2014"
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726:"Cemfjord – IMO8403659"
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396:1,850
391:Description
333:(1984–2008)
243:2,327
237:1,850
158:Yard number
55:(1984–2004)
1492:1984 ships
1486:Categories
1456:58°43′03″N
1405:Star Pride
1111:Shipwrecks
1033:. Aberdeen
1011:2019-05-27
948:. Aberdeen
664:"CEMFJORD"
643:References
474:Willemstad
454:IMO number
310:Propulsion
204:IMO number
1459:3°05′58″W
1377:Le Boreal
1357:hijacking
1349:11 June:
900:5 January
871:4 January
845:4 January
823:4 January
798:4 January
776:4 January
754:4 January
732:4 January
707:4 January
680:4 January
595:HMS
591:lifeboats
571:NorthLink
547:Stavanger
516:lifeboats
501:call sign
462:Margareta
450:Margareta
368:Margareta
182:Completed
166:Laid down
120:(1984–89)
61:(2004–15)
53:Margareta
1339:14 May:
1329:28 Apr:
1322:Sorrento
1319:28 Apr:
1299:31 Mar:
1289:30 Mar:
1211:Dolgorae
1187:30 Jun:
1177:24 Jun:
1139:22 Feb:
1132:Cemfjord
1062:21 April
633:Cemfjord
622:Cemfjord
618:Cemfjord
613:Cemfjord
597:Somerset
587:Aberdeen
583:Shetland
559:Cemfjord
539:Cemfjord
527:Kattegat
523:Cemfjord
512:Cemfjord
385:Cheshire
363:Scotland
350:Cemfjord
326:Capacity
174:Launched
141:Limassol
86:Operator
59:Cemfjord
1387:Emsmoon
1364:12 Jun
1309:7 Apr:
1302:Asterix
1279:3 Jan:
1272:Ezadeen
1269:2 Jan:
1248:19 Dec
1238:16 Dec
1231:Suilven
1228:24 Nov
1221:El Faro
1218:1 Oct:
1208:9 Sep:
1198:2 Jul:
1167:1 Jun:
1149:1 Apr:
1129:2 Jan:
1119:2 Jan:
1037:29 July
982:29 July
952:29 July
922:29 June
578:Hrossey
569:by the
553:Sinking
543:a court
505:Hamburg
432:History
415:6M 628
381:Runcorn
377:Denmark
373:Aalborg
283:Draught
232:Tonnage
208:8403569
206::
150:Builder
26:History
497:Poland
491:S.A.,
482:Bremen
442:Bremen
404:, 661
355:Cyprus
353:was a
275:Height
259:Length
40:Cyprus
1189:ROCS
1056:(PDF)
674:(PDF)
667:(PDF)
574:ferry
466:Haren
318:Speed
114:Haren
68:Owner
1441:2016
1428:2014
1312:Orel
1064:2016
1039:2015
984:2015
954:2015
924:2015
902:2015
873:2015
847:2015
825:2015
800:2015
778:2015
756:2015
734:2015
709:2015
682:2014
603:The
531:Læsø
529:off
438:GmbH
347:The
338:Crew
267:Beam
249:661
219:Fate
47:Name
585:to
545:in
535:DKK
402:DWT
379:to
329:72
245:DWT
161:126
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406:NT
398:GT
383:,
375:,
251:NT
239:GT
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