MV FAS Provence

MV FAS Provence was a cargo ship that sank in January 2012 off the coast of Malta.

History
Name: FAS Provence
Port of registry:  Bahamas
Builder: Rickmers Reismühlen
Yard number: 421[1]
Launched: 1986
Identification: IMO number: 8508436[1]
Fate: Sunk on 13 January 2012
General characteristics
Type: Cargo ship
Tonnage:
Length: 130 m (430 ft) LOA
Beam: 20 m (66 ft)
Propulsion: 1 diesel engine
Speed: 16 knots

She was built in 1986 by Rickmers Reismühlen in Bremerhaven, Germany as MV Britta Thien, and sailed under the German flag for two years.[1] She did not operate between 1988 and 1997, when she was renamed and reflagged as a Bahamian ship.[1] She sank on 13 January 2012, about 80 miles (130 km) offshore from Fort Delimara, during a storm in the Mediterranean Sea while unmanned and under tow.[2] At the time of her sinking, she was operated by Döhle (IOM) Ltd.[3]

FAS Provence had a gross tonnage of 6,071[1] and a deadweight tonnage of 8,050 tonnes.[3] She measured 129.6 metres (425 ft) in length and had a beam of 20.1 metres (66 ft).[1] She was powered by a single diesel engine, and had a speed of sixteen knots.[1]

References
  1. "MV Fas Provence (+2012)". Wrecksite. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. "Armed Forces monitor sunk ship 80 miles from Delimara". Malta Today. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. "Boxship FAS Provence sank in Mediterranean". Maritime Bulletin. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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