Demetrios II 1998
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | Demetrios II | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1998 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | cargo ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Grounding or wreck on rocks | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Sea / ocean | Mediterranean Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Cyprus | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 3 km from land |
| Position | 34.7875, 32.3866 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The MV Demetrios II, also known as Dimitrios II, was a cargo ship, built in 1964 by J. J. Sietas at their shipbuilding yard in Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Germany. The ship ran aground off the coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus in 1998.
Location
- Recorded position: 34.7875, 32.3866 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Mediterranean Sea
- Nearest coast: Cyprus
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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