Olsen & Ugelstad's 1968 Kiel built bulk carrier FILEFJELL passing Rozenburg, outbound from Rotterdam for Hampton Roads on 17th May 1975, Norway's Constitution Day.

Later: 1976 RIO NUNEZ - 82 RIO NANEZ - 83 MARATON - 89 VULCA

She foundered on 31.12.89 during a voyage from New York to South Korea with a cargo of steel scrap

Current name:

VULCA

Former name(s):

- Maraton (Until 1989)

- Marathon (Until 1989)

- Rio Nunez (Until 1982)

- Filefjell (Until 1976)

IMO:

6814049

Status:

Dead

Build year:

1968

Builder:

Hdw Kiel - Kiel, Germany

Vessel Type:

Bulk Carrier

Gross tonnage:

19,851 tons

Summer DWT:

42,245 tons

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2 photos by 2 photographers

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I remember seeing a photo of her in an archived newspaper, dated the day after she sank. It had a photo of Vulca, taken from the air, and her forecastle is notionally above water. According to the image caption, it had only a few hours left before it sank, but the crew had all abandoned ship by then.

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