Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Farid Fares
130 nm south of Kangaroo Island
Farid Fares was a none built in 1950 and lost on 28/03/1980. While on route from northern Tasmania to the Persian Gulf, a fire broke out in the engine room of the vessel, burning so intensely that the metal plates began buckling after about 10 minutes. The fire spread rapidly and about an hour after the fire start
CategorySHIPWRECK
Location130 nm south of Kangaroo Island
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1980
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceNone; Steel; While on route from northern Tasmania to the Persian Gulf, a fire broke out in the engine room of the vessel, burning so intensely that the metal plates began buckling after about 10 minutes. The fire spread rapidly and about an hour after the fire start
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