MS Zenobia

Zenobia listing in June 1980
History
NameZenobia
OwnerRederi AB Nordö
Port of registry Sweden
BuilderKockums Varv AB, Sweden
Launched11 August 1979
AcquiredLate 1979
Maiden voyageMay/June 1980
IdentificationIMO number: 7806087
FateSank close to Larnaca on 7 June 1980
General characteristics
TypeChallenger-class roll-on/roll-off ferry
Tonnage10,000 GRT
Length172.2 m (565 ft 0 in)
Beam28 m (91 ft 10 in)
Draught13.01 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.