SS Stavronikita
Cargo Ship · Greece · Lost 1978 · The Lesser Antilles
A Greek cement freighter gutted by fire in 1976 and later sunk off Barbados as one of the Caribbean's largest artificial reefs.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Originally built in Denmark as the Ohio, the ship later sailed as the Greek freighter Stavronikita. In 1976, while carrying cement from Ireland to the Caribbean, a fire killed six crew and left the vessel adrift for days before rescue of the survivors. Abandoned by her owners, she was purchased at auction by Barbados's Parks and Beach Commission and deliberately sunk off Carlisle Bay in 1978 to create an artificial reef.
Vessel
- 1956
- Burmeister & Wain
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Steel
- 365 ft
- Not established
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- Diesel, single screw
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Loss
- November 21, 1978
- Intentional sinking
- Carlisle Bay, Barbados
- Caribbean Sea
- Ireland → Caribbean (voyage interrupted by fire in 1976)
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- 6
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The Wreck Today
- 20-130
- Upright but collapsing in on itself
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- Within Folkestone Marine Park / Marine Reserve
Position
- 13.148° N 59.642° W
- Surveyed position
- Carlisle Bay / Folkestone Marine Park, Barbados
Position as published by PADI dive site listing.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)
Barbados Museum & Historical Society
General ship and sinking history.
Fire narrative and scuttling details.
