MV Korean Star (1984)
{{Short description|Bulk carrier wrecked near Cape Cuvier, Western Australia}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:Anchor of the MV Korean Star, Carnarvon, July 2020.jpg | Ship caption = Anchor of the MV Korean Star, on display in Carnavon, Western Australia | }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = | Ship name = Korean Star | Ship owner = Green Spanker Shipping, S A | Ship registry = Panama | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = | Ship original cost = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched =27 April 1984 | Ship acquired = | Ship identification = {{IMO Number|8313403}} | Ship fate = Wrecked on 20 May 1988. | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Bulk carrier | Ship tonnage = 10,508 net; 18,639 gross; 30,900 dwt | Ship length = {{cvt|174|m|ft}} | Ship beam = {{cvt|26|m|ft}} | Ship draught = | Ship draft = {{cvt|10.6|m|ft}} | Ship hold depth = | Ship propulsion = Single screw | Ship complement = | Ship notes = }} |
The MV Korean Star was a bulk carrier, built in 1984, that was wrecked on 20 May 1988 near Cape Cuvier, Western Australia.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111975077 |title=Mopping up after Cyclone Herbie |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=23 May 1988 |accessdate=1 July 2021 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Fate
The Korean Star sailed from Hong Kong on 11 May 1988 in ballast with 19 crew aboard, en route to load salt from Lake MacLeod. While anchored off Cape Cuvier, she dragged her anchors as a result of cyclonic weather conditions associated with Cyclone Herbie and was wrecked on 20 May 1988.
The vessel was declared a constructive total loss after it broke in two shortly after grounding. The remains are found only {{convert|56|m|ft|0}} off shore at the base of a cliff within the boundaries of Quobba Station.
See also
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External links
- [http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?54028 MV Korean Star (+1988)] at www.wrecksite.eu
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