Sanko Harvest
| History | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Seawall Shipping Corporation |
| Operator | Sanko Steamship Co |
| Port of registry | Panama |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd |
| Launched | 1985 |
| Identification | Official Number 8307521 |
| Fate | Struck a reef and sank 14 February 1991 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 32,502 DWT |
| Length | 167.6 m (550 ft) |
| Beam | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Draft | 14.8 m (49 ft) |
Sanko Harvest was a 32,502 DWT dry bulk carrier that sank off Esperance, Western Australia after striking a charted reef on 14 February 1991. The Korean-crewed Japanese-owned ship was 174 metres (571 ft) long and was carrying a cargo of 32,790 tonnes (72 million pounds) of phosphate fertilizer valued at A$8.9 million, equivalent to A$19.1 million in 2022. Also on board were 677 tonnes (1.5 million pounds) of heavy bunker fuel and 40 tonnes (88,000 lb) of light diesel oil.
The wreck site is the second largest wreck dive in the world and the largest off the Australian coast.