Globe Star (ship)
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The Globe Star sinking, January 1, 1973. |
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Career | |
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Nationality: | American |
Owners: | Unknown |
Builders: | Unknown |
Captain: | Unknown |
Port of registry: | Unknown |
Laid down: | January 1, 1973 |
Launched: | 1936 |
Christened: | Not christened |
Maiden voyage: | Unknown |
Fate: | Ran aground |
General characteristics | |
Gross Tonnage: | Unknown gross register tons (GRT) |
Displacement: | ? long tons |
Length: | ? ft ? in (269 m) |
Beam: | ? ft ? in (28 m) |
Draught: | ? ft ? in (10.5 m) |
Power: | ? |
Propulsion: | ? |
Speed: | ? knots |
The Globe Star was a grain-carrying cargo ship that ran aground in 1973 along Nyali Reef, just off shore of Mombasa, Kenya. It ran aground, and is now less than ten feet under the surface. [1]