MV Akra Aktion
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|infobox caption= |display title= }} {{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship image size= |Ship caption= |image alt= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship name=MV Akra Aktion |Ship owner= |Ship operator= |Ship registry= |Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=T.van Duijvendijk´s Scheepswerf Lekkerkerk - Lekkerkerk, Netherlands |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= |Ship completed=1957 |Ship christened=Steven |Ship acquired= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service=19 February 1981 |Ship identification=IMO5340912 |Ship fate=Caught in a storm and stranded near Vama Veche Beach |Ship status=Decommissioned or lost |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=General cargo ship |Ship tonnage=2,306 tons (gross) |Ship displacement= |Ship length=91.40 m |Ship beam=12.54 m |Ship height= |Ship draught=6.75 m |Ship draft= |Ship depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship power=1600 HP |Ship propulsion= |Ship speed= |Ship capacity=3,851 tons (deadweight) |Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
The cargo ship MV Akra Aktion (prior name Steven) was built in 1957 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The cargo ship had sailed under a Greek flag and started its journey from Brăila with 3575.52 tons of steel laminate to Alexandria, Egypt. On 19 February 1981, the ship got into a storm and was stranded several hundred meters from Vama Veche beach. The water was only a few meters deep.
The crew was saved, but the ship was not salvageable. The cargo was recovered 20 years later. Now, due to the decay from rust and waves, only a small part of the wreck, including the bow, is sometimes visible over the water.{{cite web |date=22 February 2014 |title=Povestea epavei de la Vama Veche. Cum a scăpat echipajul de la moarte |url=http://www.cugetliber.ro/stiri-eveniment-povestea-epavei-de-la-vama-veche-cum-a-scapat-echipajul-de-la-moarte-208595 |accessdate=31 December 2017 |publisher=}}
Dimensions and Features
Akra Aktion is 91.40 meters long with a maximum breadth of 12.54 meters and a draught of 6.75 meters. She has a gross weight of 2,306 tons{{Cite web |last=BalticShipping.com |title=BalticShipping.com |url=https://www.balticshipping.com/vessel/imo/5340912 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=www.balticshipping.com |language=en}} and a maximum carrying capacity of 3,851 deadweight tonnage. She is powered by a 1,600 CP engine.{{cite web|url=http://www.marinarii.ro/marinarii-ro-vizualizeaza-fotografia-Epava-AKRA-AKTION-2165|title=Marinarii.ro - Comunitatea marinarilor si a pasionatiolor de marina Proiect non-profit realizat din pasiune|website=Marinarii.ro|accessdate=31 December 2017}}
See also
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.marinarii.ro/marinarii-ro-vizualizeaza-fotografia-Epava-AKRA-AKTION-2165|title=Marinarii.ro - Comunitatea marinarilor si a pasionatiolor de marina Proiect non-profit realizat din pasiune|website=Marinarii.ro|accessdate=31 December 2017}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.cugetliber.ro/stiri-eveniment-povestea-epavei-de-la-vama-veche-cum-a-scapat-echipajul-de-la-moarte-208595|title=Povestea epavei de la Vama Veche. Cum a scăpat echipajul de la moarte|date=22 February 2014|website=Cugetliber.ro|accessdate=31 December 2017}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.panoramio.com/photo/76809236|title=Panoramio - Photo of Epava de la Vama Veche - The Ship Wreck in Vama Veche|website=Panoramio.com|accessdate=31 December 2017}}
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Category:Shipwrecks in the Black Sea
Category:Shipwrecks of Romania