MS CERES (OFSB, LR 5067429) Valmistunut/completed 1952.7.5, NLD, Hardinxveld, N.V. Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek "De Merwede" v/h van Vliet & Co 1778 dwt, 1100 HP, 75.85 x 11.33 x 5.00 m. Sisterships ARA (2), VESTA (2) 1952.7.5: CERES, homeport Helsinki. Suomen Höyrylaiva Oy - Finska Ångfartygs Ab Helsinki. 1959.11.16: While leaving Copenhagen, the torpedo boat tender HJÆLPEREN for unknown reasons blocked the entrance to the harbor, causing a collision with the Finnish freighter CERES. Great material damage, but no personal injuries. 1973.10.10: enroute Kemi - Rostock loaded with paper and on deck cellulose in gale heavy list. Sunk 45 nm NW of Mäntyluoto in psn 62.04N/20.09.30E. West-German SEEBERG saved 18 sailors to Mäntyluoto. The master Björn Hamberg was lost with the ship. Read collision report in Danish. No 215 See damages of the HJÆLPEREN Päällikön toimet ennen uppoamista Tunkin kertomus uppoamisesta