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Emil Reith (1973/08)
  IMO: 6903022  
Details/Construction
Builder:Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser A.G.Location:Bremerhaven, GermanyHull #:470
Keel Layed:Launched:1968/09/23Commissioned:1968/12
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Deutz RBV8M358 8-cylinder diesel engineOutput:2140 bhp (1574 kW) - 13.75 knots
Manufacturer:Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG - Koeln, Germany
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):88.45 m (290.2 ft)Gross Tonnage:1834
Length (lbp):82.0 m (269.0 ft)Net Tonnage:1133
Beam:13.64 m (44.8 ft)Dead Weight:2866
Depth:6.2 m (20.3 ft)Displacement:
Draft:5.206 m (17.1 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
"Bellatrix" Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft Reith & Company - Germany1968/121978/04
"Eme" Shipping Corporation - Singapore1978/041978/12
Orlanda Reederei GmbH - Germany1978/121981
Thetis Shipping Company Pte. Ltd. - Singapore19811982
Emilia Shipping S.A. - Panama19821984
Emma Shipping Trust - St. Vincent19841987
Mercantile Shipping Company Ltd. - Sri LankaReederei Eugen Friederich Bereederungs u. Befrachtungs GmbH19872000/06
FleetFromUntil
Mercantile Shipping Company Ltd. - Colombo, Sri Lanka19872000/06
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Emil Reith1978/04
Emil P.1978/12
Eme1981
Luzon1982
Emilia K.1983
Global1984
Najla1987
Mercs Uhana2000/06
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
Hamburg, Germany DIDE 1968/12 1981
381530 Singapore (Republic of) 1981 1982
Panama City, Panama 1982 1984
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines J8BR 1984 1987
Colombo, Sri Lanka 4QUF 1987 2000/06
Description
Attacked by Tamil Tiger rebels on 26 June 2000 on Northern Sri Lanka. Her gas oil tanks were hit by gunfire and subsequently burst and caught fire. 22 of the 27 crew were rescued. She sank the following day 48 miles off Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. She was on a passage from Colombo on the west coast of Sri Lanka for Trincomalee on the east coast of the island of Sri Lanka with foodstuffs (possibly rice or grains)
Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostSank 48 Miles NE of Point Pedro, Sri LankaDate:2000/06/27

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