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.jpg) TheMurree inAustin & Pickersgill's shipyard on the day of its launch | |
| History | |
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 Pakistan | |
| Name | Murree |
| Namesake | Murree |
| Owner | Pakistan National Shipping Corporation |
| Operator | Pakistan National Shipping Corporation |
| Port of registry | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Builder | Austin & Pickersgill |
| Yard number | 1407 |
| Launched | 5 December 1981 (1981-12-05) |
| Completed | 22 April 1981 |
| Out of service | 28 October 1989 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8000161 |
| Fate | Wrecked |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | SD18 |
| Type | Dry cargo and container |
| Tonnage | 11,940 GRT; 18,050 DWT |
| Length | 145.0 metres |
| Beam | 22.8 metres |
| Draught | 9.5 metres |
| Depth | 13.1 metres |
| Installed power | 10,400 bhp |
| Propulsion | Diesel |
| Speed | 15.75 knots |
TheMVMurree was a 1981 ship of theSD18 type, which sank in the English Channel in 1989.
The SD14 (Shelter Deck 14) type was the successor class ofLiberty Ships developed by theAustin & Pickersgill's shipyard on theRiver Wear inSunderland. 211 SD14 vessels were built. The MVMurree was one of threeSD18 vessels - a larger and more advanced type based on the SD14 - built at Austin & Pickersgill'sSouthwick yard. While the shipyard is closed today, the company line is now a member of theA&P Group.
Her working life was spent exclusively with thePakistan National Shipping Corporation. The nameMurree connected the ship with an important Pakistani hill station.
The MV Murree sank in a force 10 storm 22 miles south east ofStart Point on 28 October 1989 after deck containers were dislodged and damaged the hull.Royal Navy search and rescueSea King helicopters, of771 Naval Air Squadron and772 Naval Air Squadron flying fromRNAS Culdrose andRNAS Portland nearHelston Cornwall andPortland Dorset respectively, made a brave and difficult rescue of the 40 crew and passengers.[1][2] Film of the rescue appeared in the BBC television series999. The subject was covered again by the BBC in 2013 in aJohn Sergeant documentary about theWestland Sea KingHelicopter.[3]
The wreck has subsequently become an attraction for sport divers.
49°57′30″N3°14′5″W / 49.95833°N 3.23472°W /49.95833; -3.23472
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