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IMO 5074226

City of York IMO 5074226 P London 1967
Image: Wolfgang Fricke, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameIMO 5074226Wikidata label
Ship typepassenger-cargo shipWikidata P31 instance of
Sea / oceanSea of CreteNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastGreeceNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 2 km from land
Position38.0244, 23.4892Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

MS Mediterranean Sky was a combination-passenger liner built in 1953 for Ellerman Lines' service between London and South Africa. Originally named TSMV City of York, she was sold in 1971 to Karageorgis Lines, converted to a cruiseferry and renamed.

Location

  • Recorded position: 38.0244, 23.4892 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Sea of Crete
  • Nearest coast: Greece

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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