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was expected to enter the port of Skikda the next day to load the captain dropped her anchor very close to the head of the pier of the port. Also because she would enter the port the next morning to load up the ship was empty and her ballast-tanks were also (nearly) empty. During the evening a fierce
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sailors were sent forward to raise the anchor so the ship would be able to sail away from the shore. These two sailors were swept overboard by the wind and waves but managed to reach the shore with minor wounds. These two sailors were the only survivors of the disaster.
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The captain and first officer had tried to start the engines to sail clear from the nearby pier-heads, but it was too late. The disaster with this Dutch ship was the single most serious shipping disaster for a ship under Dutch flag since the second World-War.
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The ship was empty and with a minimum amount of ballast lie for anchor for the port of Skikda when very bad weather and high winds were expected. When the wind reached force 10 on the
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wasn't able to move free from the piers and around 23:30 the ship comes in contact with the piers and breaks up.
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the ship pulled loose from her anchors and smashed against the piers of the harbour.
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266:Despite using full engine-power the
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703:Maritime incidents in 1989
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288:Website Nieuwsdossier on
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116:Lost at Skikda, Algeria
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290:Sinking of Maassluis
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260:Indonesian
130:Oil tanker
101:IMO number
73:In service
65:Christened
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317:Archived
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277:Sources
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479:Murree
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157:Length
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512:ROCS
376:Lavia
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173:Speed
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