MV Island Cement
Bulk Cement Carrier · Bahamas · Lost 1982 · The Bahamas
A Norwegian-built cement carrier deliberately sunk off Grand Bahama in 1982 as the country's first artificial-reef dive wreck, now known as Theo's Wreck.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in Norway in 1958 as the general cargo ship Logna, the vessel was bought by the Bahama Cement Company in 1969 and converted to haul bulk cement between Freeport and ports in Florida and the Bahamas as Island Cement. Found uneconomical to repair by 1980, she was prepared and deliberately sunk off Grand Bahama in October 1982 at the initiative of company engineer Theo Galanopoulos. The wreck, nicknamed Theo's Wreck in his honor, became the first vessel intentionally scuttled in the Bahamas as a dive attraction.
Vessel
- 1958
- Bergens Mekaniske Verksted
- Bergen, Norway
- Steel
- 229 ft
- 35 ft
- 1444
- Diesel, single four-bladed screw
- Bahama Cement Company, Grand Bahama Island
Loss
- October 16, 1982
- Intentional sinking
- Off Silver Point, Grand Bahama
- Northwest Providence Channel
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 65-105
- Largely intact, resting on her port side
- Lying on port side
- 1982
- Not established
Position
- 26.48° N 78.67° W
- Approximate position
- Silver Point, Grand Bahama
Derived from published dive-site coordinates (26 28.972N 78 40.221W).
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)
Build data, ownership, conversion, scuttling date.
Scuba Weather dive site history
Theo Galanopoulos naming, scuttling narrative, depth and orientation.
