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ASTRON - IMO 5106380

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Photographer:
VAV [ View profile ]
Title:
Astron
Photo Category:
Wrecks & Relics
Added:
Feb 9, 2009
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7,644
Image Resolution:
1,241 x 872

Description:

M/t Astron (Ex-name Esmeralda, Bonnie)
French-built oil tanker from 1957
Wrecked the 7th of April, 1978 near seacoast Punta Cana (Dominicana).
Place - 18 32' 33.60" N / 68 20' 45,60" W
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astron_(ship)

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Current name:
ASTRON
IMO:
5106380
Status:
Dead
Build year:
1957
Builder:
Chantiers De L´atlantique - Nantes Saint Nazaire, France
Vessel Type:
Tanker
Gross tonnage:
27,990 tons
Summer DWT:
47,012 tons
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4 photos by 3 photographers

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W. Michael Young

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VAV

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Christian Andres Amado

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The "Astron" was a ship that was delivering corn to Cuba, when it ran aground in Punta Cana. It was a Russian ship. According to urban legend, It ran aground and sank 1978. Other sources say it was scuttled and then broke in two. The "Astron" was 127 metres long with a depth of 15 meters

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From what I can find, Astron was a French-built oil tanker from 1957 (formerly Esmeralda, then Bonnie), that wrecked the 7th of April, 1978. The incident is also recorded for having spilled 7,330 barrels of bunker fuel according to the ESTC database.

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