Yvon, thankyou very much for your comprehensive report on the sad loss of MACFRIENDSHIP as ALBION TWO, which Miramar website states was still owned by Oinousse Nav Co Ltd (Panagiotis A. Lemos & Associates). Lloyd's Shipping Index of December 1996 however indicates an involvement of Doron Shipping Co. of Piraeus. The linked vessel ALBION ONE (ex MISTRAL, IMO 7361295) became MACTRADER in 1993, nominally owned by Anchorage Nav. Co. Ltd. but with Lloyd's Shipping Index listing her under Sea Justice S.A. of Piraeus, was broken up in 1997. Best regards. Malcolm

17 Feb 1997- She had a routine call with Ushant traffic, when passing the Traffic Navigation Scheme. She was on voyage from Antwerpen, bound to Jamaica, with steel beams. The weather was bad.

05/03/1997- Concerned by the delay taken by his ship and without news, the owner alerts the authorities. A navigation warning was sent and received by a Danish trawler who remembered she had met a very big echo sound in position 48°18.8'N et 006°08.7'W, on Feb 18th.
The French mine sweeper CROIX DU SUD went on the area and found the bulker, upside down, on the bottom of the sea (130 m).
Twenty five men lost their live at 100 km of the coast, in silence, without anyone knowing about the drama.

May 1999- Following the request of the seamen families, the survey ship STM ATRIA is sent to the area by Cyprus Authorities and by insurance company, to investigate the wreck, in order to know the reason of the casualty.
STM ATRIA at Brest on May 1999 : http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2980801
regards,
Yvon

It is a bit obvious, but not only the cargo seems to be scrap metal.