"AURELIA"
Bulgarian; motor stern trawling fish factory;
Okeansky Ribolov; 1974; Stocznia in. Komuny Paryskiej,
Gdynia;
2,468; 88.88 x 15 02 x 9.40 metres.
While at Lisbon,
undergoing
a refit, the Bulgarian motor stern trawling fish factory "Aurelia"
was
gutted by
a fire on August 23, 1979 She
was grounded during attempts
to extinguish the blaze, not being refloated until September
10. There
were no injuries.
Having been declared a
constructive total
loss, the "Aurelia"
was towed to Bourgas in 1980 to be broken up. (from
Maritime
Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)
25.04.1990 -
"KONDOR" Bulgarian; motor
stern-trawling fish
factory; Okeansky Ribolov (Bulgarian
Ocean Fishing); 1969; VEB Volkswerft Stralsund, Stralsund;
2,654 grt;
82.02 x 13.64 x 5.20 metres.
Having sailed from
Ullapool, on the
north-western coast of Scotland, on April 24, 1990,
bound for Falmouth, the
21-year-old Bulgarian motor stern-trawling fish factory "Kondor"
struck
rocks and
grounded at Sgeir Graidach, off the Isle of Skye, at
0200 on April 25. The entire
28-man crew was rescued by Stornoway lifeboat when the
weather
conditions
worsened. The "Kondor"
then refloated at 0700 and was taken in tow by the motor
fishing vessel "Agate"
bound for Stornoway for repairs. However, due to the
leakage, she sank in lat. 58 02.5N, long. 06 18.4W, later
the same day.
Pollution of the vessel's leaking fuel oil then occurred.
(from
Maritime
Casualties 1963-1996 by N.Hooke)
01.12.1991 -
"BAKLAN"
Bulgarian; motor
stem-trawling fish factory;
Okeansky Ribolw (Bulgarian Ocean Fishing); 1967;
"Chernomorskzy"
Shipyard, Nikolayev; 3,006 grt; 84.69 x 14.03 x 10.01
metres.
While under repair at
Perama on December 1, 1991, a
fire broke out in the engine-room of the 24-year.old
Bulgarian
motor stern-trawling fish factory "Baklan". She
was taken in tow and grounded at
Ambelaki, Salamis, where the fire was extinguished on
December 2. With
serious damage
having been sustained, the "Baklan" was
sold to Turkish shipbreakers and towed to
Aliaga in August, 1992, to be scrapped. (from Maritime
Casualties
1963-1996 by
N.Hooke)
