MV Korean Star (1984)

Anchor of the MV Korean Star, on display in Carnavon, Western Australia
History
Name	Korean Star
Owner	Green Spanker Shipping, S A
Port of registry	Panama
Launched	27 April 1984
Identification	IMO number: 8313403
Fate	Wrecked on 20 May 1988.
General characteristics
Type	Bulk carrier
Tonnage	10,508 net; 18,639 gross; 30,900 dwt
Length	174 metres (571 ft)
Beam	26 metres (85 ft)
Draft	10.6 metres (35 ft)
Propulsion	Single screw

The MV Korean Star was a bulk carrier, built in 1984, that was wrecked on 20 May 1988 near Cape Cuvier, Western Australia.[1]

Fate

The Korean Star sailed from Hong Kong on 11 May 1988 in ballast with 19 crew aboard, en route to load salt from Lake MacLeod.[1] While anchored off Cape Cuvier, she dragged her anchors as a result of cyclonic weather conditions associated with Cyclone Herbie and was wrecked on 20 May 1988.

The vessel was declared a constructive total loss after it broke in two shortly after grounding. The remains are found only 56 metres (184 ft) off shore at the base of a cliff within the boundaries of Quobba Station.

See also

List of shipwrecks in 1988

References

1. "Mopping up after Cyclone Herbie". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 May 1988. p. 7. Retrieved 1 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• MV Korean Star (+1988) at www.wrecksite.eu

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