MS Zenobia
Zenobia listing in June 1980 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Zenobia |
| Owner | Rederi AB Nordö |
| Port of registry | Sweden |
| Builder | Kockums Varv AB, Sweden |
| Launched | 11 August 1979 |
| Acquired | Late 1979 |
| Maiden voyage | May/June 1980 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7806087 |
| Fate | Sank close to Larnaca on 7 June 1980 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Challenger-class roll-on/roll-off ferry |
| Tonnage | 10,000 GRT |
| Length | 172.2 m (565 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 28 m (91 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 13.01 m (42 ft 8 in) |
MS Zenobia was a Swedish-built Challenger-class RO-RO ferry launched in 1979 that capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, close to Larnaca, Cyprus, in June 1980. She now rests on her port side in approximately 42 meters (138 ft) of water and was named by The Times, and many others, as one of the top ten wreck diving sites in the world.