MV Spice Islander I

Spice Islander I in Stone Town 2010
History
Name
  • Marianna (1967–1988)
  • Apostolos P (1988–2007)
  • Spice Islander I (2007–2011)
Owner
  • Thelogos P Naftiliaki (−1988)
  • Apostolos Shipping (1988–1999)
  • Saronikos Ferries (1999–2005)
  • Hellenic Seaways (2005–2007)
  • Makame Hasnuu (2007–2011)
Port of registry
  • Piraeus, Greece (1967–2007)
  • San Lorenzo, Honduras (2007– )
  • Zanzibar, Tanzania ( –2011)
Way number456
Launched1967
Completed1967
Out of service10 September 2011 (sank)
Identification
FateSank
General characteristics
Class & typeMarry
Tonnage
  • 836 GRT
  • 663 NRT
  • 225 DWT
Length60.00 metres (196.85 ft)
Beam11.40 metres (37.4 ft)
Installed power2 Poyaud 12VUD25 diesel engines
PropulsionScrew propeller
Capacity645 passengers
Crew45 crew

5°39′23″S 39°28′27″E / 5.65639°S 39.47417°E / -5.65639; 39.47417

Spice Islander I was a 836 GRT Ro-Ro ferry which was built in Greece in 1967 as Marianna. She was renamed Apostolos P following a sale in 1988. She was sold to a Honduran company in 2007 and renamed Spice Islander I. On 10 September 2011, she sank, resulting in the deaths of 1,573 people, many of whom were never recovered.

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