Pamir(wreck)

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Pamir was one of the famous Flying P-Liner sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz. She was the last commercial sailing ship to round Cape Horn, in 1949. Outmoded by more modern bulk-carriers, and having severe technical difficulties after her shipping consortium was unable to finance much-needed repairs and recruit sufficient capable officers, on September 21, 1957 she was caught in Hurricane Carrie and sank off the Azores, with only six survivors recovered after an extensive rescue effort. The disaster received international media attention.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamir_(ship)
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Coordinates:   35°17'25"N   39°13'48"W
This article was last modified 16 years ago