Ievoli Sun
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ievoli Sun |
| Builder | Esercizio Cantieri |
| Completed | 1989 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8708634 |
| Fate | Sank on 31 October 2000 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Chemical tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 115.65 m (379 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 17.51 m (57 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 6.29 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Speed | 13.8 knots (25.6 km/h; 15.9 mph) |
| Crew | 14 |
Ievoli Sun was a
methyl ethyl ketone and 1,000 tons of isopropyl alcohol
.
History
The wreckage was caused by bad weather, and water intake at the
pitch
, which worsened while more compartments filled.
A distress call was received by the
CROSS at 04:30. At 07:17, a Super Frelon of the French Navy departed to evacuate the 14-man crew of the tanker, amid 65-knot (120 km/h; 75 mph) winds. An hour later, the helicopter arrived on the scene, and evacuated the crew in 40 minutes. The tugboat Abeille Flandre arrived and started tugging the tanker at four knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) toward Normandy
.
The next day in the morning, Ievoli Sun sank. The D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso Lieutenant de vaisseau Lavallée and the Tripartite-class minehunter Céphée were sent on the scene to reinforce Abeille Flandre and monitor pollution. Only small traces of chemicals were noticed.
References
External links
- Total Loss of the Italian Chemical Tanker Ievoli Sun in the English Channel - 30 October 2000 - Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer (Archive)
- (in French) Perte totale du navire Chimiquier italien IEVOLI SUN (Archive) and annexes (Archive, Alt). - Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer
- (in French) Naufrage du Ievoli Sun on polmar.com
49°52′00″N 02°24′00″W / 49.86667°N 2.40000°W
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