The ship
Kockums in Malmö launched her on 11 August 1979. She was delivered to Rederi AB Nordö on 30 October 1979. She was one of three similar ro-ro (roll-on roll-off) ferries. She sank on her first commercial voyage. So there is little service history to tell.
How she sank
Zenobia left Malmö on 4 May 1980 for Tartous, Syria. She was loaded with trucks and trailers. She reached Larnaca on 2 June. In the early hours of 7 June, a fault in the computerised ballast pumping system pushed water into the side tanks. The ship took on a growing list (lean). The master (captain) is reported to have asked to bring her into harbour.…
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