MV Akra Aktion
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NameMV Akra Aktion
BuilderT.van Duijvendijk´s Scheepswerf Lekkerkerk - Lekkerkerk, Netherlands
ChristenedSteven
Completed1957
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | MV Akra Aktion |
| Builder | T.van Duijvendijk´s Scheepswerf Lekkerkerk - Lekkerkerk, Netherlands |
| Christened | Steven |
| Completed | 1957 |
| Out of service | 19 February 1981 |
| Identification | IMO5340912 |
| Fate | Caught in a storm and stranded near Vama Veche Beach |
| Status | Decommissioned or lost |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | General cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 2,306 tons (gross) |
| Length | 91.40 m |
| Beam | 12.54 m |
| Draught | 6.75 m |
| Installed power | 1600 HP |
| Capacity | 3,851 tons (deadweight) |
The cargo ship MV Akra Aktion (prior name Steven) was built in 1957 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The cargo ship had sailed under a Greek flag and started its journey from Brăila with 3575.52 tons of steel laminate to Alexandria, Egypt. On 19 February 1981, the ship got into a storm and was stranded several hundred meters from Vama Veche beach. The water was only a few meters deep.
The crew was saved, but the ship was not salvageable. The cargo was recovered 20 years later. Now, due to the decay from rust and waves, only a small part of the wreck, including the bow, is sometimes visible over the water.[1] [2]