875:
870:
33:
256:, the ship which had a capacity of 19,000 tonnes, allegedly carried 20,500 tonnes of iron ore during the voyage in total disregard of safety norms. Also the mandatory process of balancing the cargo after it was loaded was not followed. This would have caused the cargo to shift in rough waves and eventually she could have sunk in high waves.
198:
sailed from Margao on 30 June 1979. The ship was travelling to
Rostock, Germany via Djibouti with 20,538 tonnes of iron ore. There were communications from and to the ship on 1st, 2nd, and 3 July 1979 through the Bombay Radio, the official agency to communicate messages to and from the ship. The last
243:
Kairali was sailing with a cargo of iron ore in the month of July, which is a peak monsoon month. In all probability the vessel may have loaded cargo with high moisture content and possibly exceeding the TML. This may have given rise to a condition were the cargo may have liquefied and eventually
284:
The ship may have been subject to a hijacking by pirates and the crew members taken to some uninhabited islands to fend for themselves, while the ship was taken to another location. As the ship was rumoured to have a faulty radar the pirates could not be detected before they attacked the vessel.
326:
Various cases were filed in courts by relatives of missing crew members of the ship for tracing the ship. Also the Kerala
Shipping Corporation was unable to provide the addresses of the crew members, FIR, Inquiry report as per the right to information requests. So in July 2014 the Kerala State
298:
There was a delay of about 12 days in starting the search operations. The delay was inexplicable given that the captain and headquarters exchanged a routine message every noon during the voyage.
510:
310:
on 11 July, informing them of the ship's failure to arrive. The vessel was supposed to have docked in
Djibouti on 8 July. The news appeared in the Kerala press only on 15 July.
235:
The exact reason the ship went missing is still unknown. The following causes have been attributed by the relatives of crew members and people who worked in shipping industry
402:
268:
refused to set sail on the morning of 3 July. But he was forced to commence the journey on the evening of the same day without repairing the radar.
306:
The ship's disappearance was publicly announced only after a Kerala
Shipping Corporation agent in Djibouti contacted the company's headquarters in
203:’s shipping agents in Djibouti, reported to KSC that the ship had not reported at Djibouti for fuelling on 8 July 1979 as per her schedule.
507:
318:
The ship was insured, and an insurance claim of 6.40 crores was paid to the Kerala
Shipping Corporation (KSC) by the insurance company.
468:
544:
364:
443:
907:
431:
927:
902:
376:
215:
was alerted and undertook reconnaissance flights in the area. After making several flights in the area from where
912:
537:
494:
410:
150:(KSC). She disappeared with her crew of 49 and 20,000 tonnes of iron ore on 3 July 1979 while sailing from
749:
147:
63:
219:
had sent the last message, they gave up search operations. The inquiry conducted by the Indian Navy and
878:
874:
869:
865:
559:
327:
Information
Commission asked the state government to submit a report within 30 days on the loss of the
264:
There is an allegation that the radar of the ship was under repair and
Captain Mariyadas Joseph of MV
820:
682:
579:
530:
276:
Owing to bad weather and rough waves the ship may have broken into pieces and sunk in high seas.
790:
917:
897:
610:
569:
108:
340:
522:
620:
220:
8:
922:
810:
641:
851:
841:
488:
199:
message received from the ship was on 3 July 1979 at 8:00 pm. On 11 July 1979 Mitcots,
713:
830:
769:
760:
739:
630:
514:
211:
There was a delay in the search effort, which started only on 16 July 1979. The
723:
703:
693:
589:
167:
73:
891:
174:. The Kerala Shipping Corporation (KSC) purchased the ship for a sum of 5.81
800:
179:
143:
212:
104:
672:
600:
729:
661:
508:
Submit report on missing
Kairali Ship in 30 days: Information Body
475:. 10 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006
155:
151:
119:
77:
552:
360:
307:
175:
444:"35 years on, Alice still hopeful of missing Baby's return"
889:
377:"Bid to locate ship that vanished 26 years ago"
302:Delay in releasing information to public domain
182:or USD 7,300,000 at the time) and renamed as
538:
545:
531:
469:"Families of missing sailors seek justice"
230:
553:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1979
365:Exchange rate history of the Indian rupee
252:As per a crew member who was working for
331:, on the basis of complaints received.
890:
432:The story behind kairali disappearance
526:
118:Disappeared without trace 500 km off
29:
227:missing some 500 miles off Margao.
13:
14:
939:
206:
873:
868:
409:. 9 October 2004. Archived from
166:The ship was initially built by
31:
313:
244:causing the vessel to capsize.
501:
461:
436:
425:
395:
369:
353:
189:
1:
346:
288:
321:
7:
334:
148:Kerala Shipping Corporation
64:Kerala Shipping Corporation
10:
944:
908:Maritime incidents in 1979
829:September (unknown date):
294:Delay in search operations
161:
863:
781:
722:November (unknown date):
558:
493:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
158:, Germany, via Djibouti.
24:
20:
928:Merchant ships of Norway
903:Merchant ships of India
513:18 October 2014 at the
231:Probable causes of loss
170:in Norway and named as
239:Liquification of cargo
913:Ships built in Horten
341:List of missing ships
685:Alfred A. Cunningham
403:"Her heart goes on"
168:Marinens Hovedverft
74:Marinens Hovedverft
413:on 17 October 2014
885:
884:
843:Lindblad Explorer
761:Caroline of Leigh
612:R. B. Hendrickson
221:Lloyd's of London
134:
133:
935:
877:
872:
856:
846:
836:
825:
815:
812:Atlantic Empress
805:
795:
774:
764:
754:
744:
734:
718:
708:
698:
688:
677:
667:
656:
646:
643:Atlantic Empress
636:
625:
615:
605:
595:
584:
574:
547:
540:
533:
524:
523:
517:
505:
499:
498:
492:
484:
482:
480:
465:
459:
458:
456:
454:
448:Mathrubhumi News
440:
434:
429:
423:
422:
420:
418:
399:
393:
392:
390:
388:
373:
367:
357:
96:5 September 1966
36:
35:
34:
18:
17:
943:
942:
938:
937:
936:
934:
933:
932:
888:
887:
886:
881:
859:
853:Gloria Michelle
849:
839:
828:
818:
808:
798:
788:
782:Other incidents
777:
767:
757:
747:
737:
721:
711:
701:
691:
680:
670:
659:
649:
639:
628:
618:
608:
598:
587:
577:
567:
554:
551:
521:
520:
515:Wayback Machine
506:
502:
486:
485:
478:
476:
467:
466:
462:
452:
450:
442:
441:
437:
430:
426:
416:
414:
401:
400:
396:
386:
384:
375:
374:
370:
358:
354:
349:
337:
324:
316:
291:
233:
209:
192:
164:
32:
30:
12:
11:
5:
941:
931:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
883:
882:
864:
861:
860:
858:
857:
850:Unknown date:
847:
837:
826:
816:
806:
796:
785:
783:
779:
778:
776:
775:
765:
755:
745:
735:
719:
709:
699:
689:
678:
674:Angelina Lauro
668:
657:
647:
637:
626:
616:
606:
602:Angelina Lauro
596:
585:
575:
564:
562:
556:
555:
550:
549:
542:
535:
527:
519:
518:
500:
460:
435:
424:
394:
383:. 20 July 2005
368:
351:
350:
348:
345:
344:
343:
336:
333:
323:
320:
315:
312:
304:
303:
296:
295:
290:
287:
282:
281:
274:
273:
262:
261:
250:
249:
241:
240:
232:
229:
208:
207:Search efforts
205:
191:
188:
163:
160:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
116:
112:
111:
102:
101:Identification
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
55:
54:
49:
42:
38:
37:
27:
26:
22:
21:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
940:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
918:Missing ships
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
898:Bulk carriers
896:
895:
893:
880:
876:
871:
867:
862:
855:
854:
848:
845:
844:
838:
835:
834:
827:
824:
823:
817:
814:
813:
807:
804:
803:
797:
794:
793:
792:Saint Germain
787:
786:
784:
780:
773:
772:
766:
763:
762:
756:
753:
752:
746:
743:
742:
736:
733:
732:
727:
726:
720:
717:
716:
710:
707:
706:
700:
697:
696:
690:
687:
686:
679:
676:
675:
669:
666:
665:
658:
655:
654:
648:
645:
644:
638:
635:
634:
627:
624:
623:
617:
614:
613:
607:
604:
603:
597:
594:
593:
586:
583:
582:
581:Glacier Queen
576:
573:
572:
566:
565:
563:
561:
557:
548:
543:
541:
536:
534:
529:
528:
525:
516:
512:
509:
504:
496:
490:
474:
470:
464:
449:
445:
439:
433:
428:
412:
408:
404:
398:
382:
381:Deccan Herald
378:
372:
366:
362:
356:
352:
342:
339:
338:
332:
330:
319:
311:
309:
301:
300:
299:
293:
292:
286:
280:Pirate attack
279:
278:
277:
271:
270:
269:
267:
259:
258:
257:
255:
247:
246:
245:
238:
237:
236:
228:
226:
222:
218:
214:
204:
202:
197:
187:
185:
181:
180:Indian rupees
177:
173:
169:
159:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
140:
129:
126:
125:
121:
117:
114:
113:
110:
106:
103:
100:
99:
95:
92:
91:
87:
84:
83:
79:
75:
72:
69:
68:
65:
62:
59:
58:
53:
50:
48:
45:
44:
43:
40:
39:
28:
23:
19:
16:
852:
842:
832:
821:
811:
801:
791:
770:
759:
750:
741:Nickel Ferry
740:
730:
724:
715:Independența
714:
704:
694:
684:
673:
663:
652:
651:
642:
632:
621:
611:
601:
591:
580:
570:
503:
477:. Retrieved
473:Panama Guide
472:
463:
451:. Retrieved
447:
438:
427:
415:. Retrieved
411:the original
406:
397:
385:. Retrieved
380:
371:
355:
328:
325:
317:
314:Compensation
305:
297:
283:
275:
265:
263:
260:Faulty Radar
253:
251:
248:Excess cargo
242:
234:
224:
216:
210:
200:
195:
193:
183:
178:(58,810,000
171:
165:
144:bulk carrier
138:
136:
135:
130:Bulk Carrier
51:
46:
15:
725:Berge Vanga
705:Pool Fisher
695:Aeolian Sky
622:Zerstörer 1
590:USCGC
272:Bad weather
213:Indian Navy
190:Last voyage
154:, India to
146:, owned by
122:, July 1979
88:5.81 crores
923:1966 ships
892:Categories
633:Air Sprite
631:HMAS
571:Betelgeuse
560:Shipwrecks
479:14 October
453:14 October
417:12 October
387:12 October
347:References
289:Criticisms
105:IMO number
831:USS
802:Kurdistan
683:USS
662:USS
489:cite news
322:Aftermath
223:declared
172:Oscarsord
47:Oscarsord
840:26 Dec:
822:Wildrake
809:19 Jul:
799:15 Mar:
789:21 Feb:
768:20 Dec:
758:14 Dec:
731:Jayawang
712:15 Nov:
681:12 Oct:
671:24 Sep:
660:19 Jul:
629:17 May:
619:16 May:
609:13 May:
599:30 Mar:
592:Cuyahoga
588:29 Mar:
578:19 Jan:
511:Archived
335:See also
93:Launched
80:, Norway
819:8 Aug:
771:Ulysses
748:6 Dec:
738:1 Dec:
702:6 Nov:
692:4 Nov:
653:Kairali
650:3 Jul:
640:3 Aug:
568:8 Jan:
407:Tehelka
329:Kairali
266:Kairali
254:Kairali
225:Kairali
217:Kairali
201:Kairali
196:Kairali
184:Kairali
162:History
156:Rostock
139:Kairali
109:6706412
107::
70:Builder
52:Kairali
25:History
176:crores
152:Margao
142:was a
120:Margao
78:Horten
833:Ozark
751:Malmi
361:crore
308:Kochi
127:Notes
60:Owner
879:1980
866:1978
664:Tiru
495:link
481:2014
455:2014
419:2014
389:2014
363:and
359:see
115:Fate
85:Cost
41:Name
194:MV
137:MV
894::
728:,
491:}}
487:{{
471:.
446:.
405:.
379:.
186:.
76:,
546:e
539:t
532:v
497:)
483:.
457:.
421:.
391:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.