Pasithea (ship)

1971 Greek carrier ship, disappeared 1990

Pasithea was an ore-bulk-oil carrier that disappeared during Typhoon Vernon off of Kashima, Japan in August 1990.[1][2] At the time of her loss, she was at the end of a voyage from Australia, with a cargo of iron ore, and anchored off shore on 1 August.[2] Her last communication occurred on 4 August, shortly after getting under way to ride out the storm further off shore.[1]

Pasithea was built in 1971 by Hitachi Shipbuilding Mukaishima - Onomichi, Japan, had a deadweight tonnage of 155,407, and was sailing under the flag of Greece at the time of her loss.[2]

All crew 31 people lost their lives (24 men from Greece and 7 men from Philippines)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Case No.10529 ( Wa ) of 1991" (PDF). Tokyo District Court. 17 March 1995. Retrieved 14 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ a b c "The Cost to Users of Substandard Shi" (PDF). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. January 2001. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

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