MS CLIO (OGQQ, LR 6514431) Valmistunut/completed: 1965.9.21, Turku, Wärtsilä-Koncernen Ab Crichton-Vulcan.
3623 / 2575 dwt, 3400 BHP, 91.60 x 14.03 x 6.70 / 5.60 m. Shipyard no 1127. Sistership FENNIA (3)
1965.9.21: CLIO, homeport Helsinki. Suomen Höyrylaiva Oy — Finska Ångfartygs Ab, Helsinki. 1970: lengthened 13.68 m by Valmet Oy, Helsinki Shipyard. New particulars: 4490 / 3277 dwt, 105.28 x 14.03 x 6.54 / 5.51 m. 1978.7.25: NEFERTARI, charterer Pharaonic Shipping Co, Alexandria. 1979.1.3: CLIO: chartering completed.
1980.7.23: HOELIEN, Singapore. United Carriers Pte Ltd (Hoe Hoe Shipping Co Pte Ltd.).
1985.10.13: enroute Bangkok - Sydney loaded with timber & steel in gale off Newcastle heavy list, deck cargo lost. The NSW Water Police saved the most of the crew. WRAN (Women Royal Australian Navy) ship PERTH-DDG 38 towed away from shipping route until foundered in psn 33.25.09S 151.52.03E.
The last moments of the HOELIEN
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