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Achille Lauro IMO 5390008

Achille Lauro

IMO 5390008

Gross tonnage: 23,478 tons

Summer DWT: 3,937 tons

Build year: 1947

Builder*: Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding

Flushing, Netherlands

On November 30, 1994, she caught fire off the coast of Somalia while en route to South Africa. The fire started in the engine room. The crew attempted to battle the fire for several hours but were unsuccessful. They Abandoned the vessel and it sank on December 2, 1994.

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