MS CERES (OFSB, LR 5067429) Valmistunut/completed 1952.7.5, NLD, Hardinxveld, N.V. Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek "De Merwede" v/h van Vliet & Co. Shipyard no. 525.
1 778 dwt, 1 100 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
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