On 7 March 1991 in the Adriatic Sea, off the Chioggia (VE) following a collision with the cargo "Philippos" (Hondura) tore a side thrusting the freighter Evdokia II LAT: 45 ° 11 '09 "LON: 12 ° 27' 32" Long
100 meters wide and 12 with 1437 gross tons, the ship innabissa on the sandy bottom just a hundred feet, the cargo, which consisted of sheets of expensive copper was recovered, the poop deck when there is a bridge, vine cut off from the hull and abandoned about fifty meters from the wreck to allow navigation on the shallow depth.
HISTORY
A undue reliance on modern technology in March 1991 brought about the sinking of merchant greek Evdokia II, caused by a collision in thick fog at about 6 miles from Chioggia.
Despite the on-board radar, suddenly PHILIPPOS old Honduran freighter he tore the hips and left in a few moments the 9 menmbri crew had to jump into the icy waters of the Adriatic Sea.
the cargo was later recovered them. The freighter
it settled upright on the seabed 24 meters. The
Evdokia II had sailed from the Bulgarian port of Bargos in the Black Sea and was sailing towards the port of Venice. Carrying 3000 tons of metal of iron in coils.
The heavy load has made the freighter sank in the muddy bottom 5 meters.
only in 1993 the cargo was salvaged only after the wreck made safe for navigation.
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