She sank when going in bound to Vitória port in Brazil, 1956, unfortunately, she touch bottom until "rest" and sunk in the shoals.
Her Capt refuse to abandon ship, press/news guys was on board to disturb him.
She sank when going in bound to Vitória port in Brazil, 1956, unfortunately, she touch bottom until "rest" and sunk in the shoals.
Her Capt refuse to abandon ship, press/news guys was on board to disturb him.
Berth in "Paul" (name of town) and terminal, used for USIMINAS.
Kasuga Maru bring to Vitória a lot of heavy machinery.
Later USIMINAS start use this wharf for discharge coal.
"Kashii Maru" for company Nittetsu Kisen KK, berth in "Paul" terminal, in that times chartered for USIMINAS, used for discharge heavy equipment, a entire steel mill has arrived in this port from Japan-Germany-UK-Italy.
Probably 1962
This vessel was built in 1911 and is still under sail until the present day! She was flagship for the 'Operation Drake' in the 1970s, later acted in several Hollywood movies such as 'Blue Lagoon', 'Savage Island', 'White Squall', and 'Taipan'.