Globe Star (ship)

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The Globe Star sinking, January 1, 1973.
Career
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]

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Location of Globe Star
Location of Globe Star


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