HANDONG 11
HANDONG 11
Years Active: 1974-2002
Vessel Type: Longliner
UNSPECIFIED (Will display fallback anchor icon)
Nationality: Korean
Sank near East Falkland in the early hours of 19th June 2002. Reason not reported.
Main Use:
Fishing
Years Active:
1974-2002
Power:
Motor
Built:
1974
Size:
363 Gross tons
52.10 x 8.64 x ?.?? metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Kanasashi Zozensho at Shimizu, Korea
Main Use: Fishing
Built: 1974
Power: Motor
Design/Build: Kanasashi Zozensho at Shimizu, Korea
Size: 363 Gross tons
Dimensions: 52.10 x 8.64 x ?.?? metres
What actually caused the Korean fishing vessel to sink is not publicly known. The only report we we have comes from the Falkland Islands PENGUIN NEWS: “Launches from two Falklands companies were the first to the scene of a sinking ship in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The entire 35 strong crew of the stricken Korean longliner HANDONG 11 were rescued by the launches, with the assistance of seven other vessels, three miles S.E. of Volunteer Point.” The two launches were the first on the scene, “We took the crew off. SPEEDWELL took the others out of their life rafts. They took 16 and we took 19. SPEEDWELL took their passengers straight back to Stanley, we took ours to MS16, and she took them to Stanley. We stayed on at the scene until the ship sank.” The HANDONG 11 sank at 3:52 a.m. in a position five miles N.E. of Mengeary Point.
What actually caused the Korean fishing vessel to sink is not publicly known. The only report we we have comes from the Falkland Islands PENGUIN NEWS: “Launches from two Falklands companies were the first to the scene of a sinking ship in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The entire 35 strong crew of the stricken Korean longliner HANDONG 11 were rescued by the launches, with the assistance of seven other vessels, three miles S.E. of Volunteer Point.” The two launches were the first on the scene, “We took the crew off. SPEEDWELL took the others out of their life rafts. They took 16 and we took 19. SPEEDWELL took their passengers straight back to Stanley, we took ours to MS16, and she took them to Stanley. We stayed on at the scene until the ship sank.” The HANDONG 11 sank at 3:52 a.m. in a position five miles N.E. of Mengeary Point.
