Zenobia
Zenobia (240 - after 274) was a 3rd century Syrian queen of the Palmyrene Empire.
By 269, Zenobia had expanded the empire, conquering Egypt and expelling the Roman prefect, Tenagino Probus, who was beheaded after he led an attempt to recapture the territory. She ruled over Egypt until 274, when she was defeated and taken as a hostage to Rome by Aurelian. Reportedly she was locked in golden chains after being captured and brought to Rome in this way. She wore golden handcuffs in Aurelian's military triumph parade.
Zenobia 1980...
Zenobia Lloyd’s registration number: 7806087
Built: 1979 by Kockums, Malmo Sweden.
Length overall: 172,02 meter (560 feet). Beam: 23.04 meter (75 feet).
Draught: 13.01 meter (43 feet). Gross tonnage: 12,000 tones. Maximum speed 21.5 knots.
ir 2009 (daugiau? spausk ant nuotrauku zemiau)
She sank outside Larnaca’s fishing harbour at 2:30 am on Saturday the 7th of June 1980 during her maiden voyage
from Sweden to Syria.
The most popular theory though surrounds her computerized ballasting system, as this reportedly developed a fault while on route to Larnaca. She had a problem with the steering, its was not working correctly, so the Captain made the decision to pull into Larnaca Harbour. Here engineers noticed a major problem with the onboard computer system that resulted in water being pumped into the ships ballast tanks. The Zenobia was towed into deeper waters about half a mile from Larnaca so that the engineers could work on the problem, but it was listing to an angle of 45° so it was decided that there was nothing that could be done to save the ferry. The Captain requested that the Zenobia should be taken back to the harbour, but permission was never granted as a ship of that size would effectively prevent traffic from entering Larnaca Harbour. It took two days for the ferry to sink, taking the 104 articulated lorries that it had on board with it.
Dive Site: Zenobia
Location: 10 minutes from Larnaca
Description: 10,000 ton ferry
Length: 178 metres (584 feet)
Depth: 16 metres (52 feet) to the top of the wreck, 43 metres (141 feet) to the seabed
Visibility: 20 metres (65 feet)
Rating: *****
By 269, Zenobia had expanded the empire, conquering Egypt and expelling the Roman prefect, Tenagino Probus, who was beheaded after he led an attempt to recapture the territory. She ruled over Egypt until 274, when she was defeated and taken as a hostage to Rome by Aurelian. Reportedly she was locked in golden chains after being captured and brought to Rome in this way. She wore golden handcuffs in Aurelian's military triumph parade.
Zenobia 1980...
Zenobia Lloyd’s registration number: 7806087
Built: 1979 by Kockums, Malmo Sweden.
Length overall: 172,02 meter (560 feet). Beam: 23.04 meter (75 feet).
Draught: 13.01 meter (43 feet). Gross tonnage: 12,000 tones. Maximum speed 21.5 knots.
ir 2009 (daugiau? spausk ant nuotrauku zemiau)
She sank outside Larnaca’s fishing harbour at 2:30 am on Saturday the 7th of June 1980 during her maiden voyage
from Sweden to Syria.
The most popular theory though surrounds her computerized ballasting system, as this reportedly developed a fault while on route to Larnaca. She had a problem with the steering, its was not working correctly, so the Captain made the decision to pull into Larnaca Harbour. Here engineers noticed a major problem with the onboard computer system that resulted in water being pumped into the ships ballast tanks. The Zenobia was towed into deeper waters about half a mile from Larnaca so that the engineers could work on the problem, but it was listing to an angle of 45° so it was decided that there was nothing that could be done to save the ferry. The Captain requested that the Zenobia should be taken back to the harbour, but permission was never granted as a ship of that size would effectively prevent traffic from entering Larnaca Harbour. It took two days for the ferry to sink, taking the 104 articulated lorries that it had on board with it.
Dive Site: Zenobia
Location: 10 minutes from Larnaca
Description: 10,000 ton ferry
Length: 178 metres (584 feet)
Depth: 16 metres (52 feet) to the top of the wreck, 43 metres (141 feet) to the seabed
Visibility: 20 metres (65 feet)
Rating: *****
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