# MS Logna > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/MS_Logna > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/MS_Logna.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Logna > Source revision: 1330329657 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) First ship intentionally sunk as artificial reef and recreational dive site in the Bahamas MV Island Cement at Bahama Cement Company Loading Dock in 1978 History Name Logna Port of registry Liverpool UK Builder Bergens Mekaniske Verksted Shipyard, Norway Yard number 435 Launched 6 February 1958[1] Completed June 1958 In service 1958-1969 Name Island Cement Owner Bahama Cement Company, GBI Operator Bahama Cement Company, GBI Port of registry Nassau, Bahamas Route Bahamas inter-island and East Coast of Florida Acquired 1969 In service 1959-1981 Out of service 1982 Fate Scuttled on 16 October 1982 Status Artificial reef and recreational dive site Notes Current position, Lat: 26.477949 Lng: 78.691635 General characteristics Class & type Lloyd's of London Type Self discharge, bulk cement carrier Tonnage 1,444 GRT 1,555 DWT Length 229 ft (70 m) Beam 35 ft (11 m) Draught 15 ft (4.6 m) Depth 20 ft (6.1 m) Decks 1 Installed power GMB 8, 960 BHP Propulsion Single, 4-bladed screw 6.75 ft (2.06 m) Speed 11.75 knots Crew British & Bahamian MV Island Cement (Theo's Wreck) general arrangement plan **MV *Logna*** was built as [general cargo ship](/source/General_cargo_ship) in [Bergens Mekaniske Verksted](/source/Bergens_Mekaniske_Verksted), [Shipyard](/source/Shipyard), Norway in 1958. She transported cargo between Norway and Spain until 1969, when she was acquired by the Bahama Cement Company. In 1970, she was converted to a bulk cement carrier and she was renamed MV *Island Cement*. She was used to ship bulk [cement](/source/Cement) between [Freeport, Bahamas](/source/Freeport%2C_Bahamas), [Fort Pierce](/source/Fort_Pierce), [Port Canaveral](/source/Port_Canaveral), and [Fort Lauderdale, Florida](/source/Fort_Lauderdale%2C_Florida), and to [Eleuthera](/source/Eleuthera) and [New Providence](/source/New_Providence) in the [Bahamas](/source/Bahamas). In 1980, the Company conducted an underwater survey and determined that it was not economical to perform required repairs. Instead, the ship was decommissioned and the company planned to sell her for scrap. The company's port engineer and underwater sports enthusiast Theo (Thanassis) Galanopoulos instead persuaded the company to scuttle the ship as a [dive site](/source/Dive_site). After several months of preparation with the assistance of local volunteers and the issuance of a permit by the Government of the Bahamas, the MV *Island Cement* was towed about 1.5 miles off Williamstown, [Grand Bahama Island](/source/Grand_Bahama_Island) and [scuttled](/source/Scuttling) on 16 October 1982. The MV *Island Cement* became the first ship [intentionally sunk](/source/Sinking_ships_for_wreck_diving_sites) as [artificial reef](/source/Artificial_reef) and [recreational dive site](/source/Recreational_dive_site) in the Bahamas; the site was named "*Theo's Wreck*" *Theo's Wreck* is 229 ft (70 m) long and 10.670 ft (3.252 m) and rests on her port side at depth of 103 ft (31 m) at [MLT](/source/Tidal_range), and about 50 ft (15 m) feet from the island's [continental shelf](/source/Continental_shelf). It is approximately two miles offshore of [Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina](/source/Xanadu_Beach_Resort_%26_Marina). Two [buoys](/source/Buoy) mark the location of "Theo's Wreck". Since 1982, the ship has become home to much [marine life](/source/Marine_life). ## External links 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["*Logna* (5210650)"](https://www.miramarshipindex.nz/ship/5210650). [Miramar Ship Index](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Miramar). Retrieved 29 October 2019. - [Dive Buddy](http://www.divebuddy.com/divesite/3900/theos-wreck-bahamas) - [UK Diver Site Directory](http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_caribbean_bahamas_grand_bahama_theos_wreck.html) - [UNEXSO – Freeport Bahamas](http://www.unexso.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=76) - [Theo's Wreck underwater video clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwcfEWeywEADiving) v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1982 Shipwrecks 5 Jan: Akebono Maru No. 28 15 Feb: Ocean Ranger 16 Feb: MV Mekhanik Tarasov 18 Feb: SAS President Kruger 23 Feb: St. Bedan 26 Feb: Craigantlet 11 Mar: Ranga 9 Apr: USS Basilone 13 Apr: USS Robinson 26 Apr: ARA Santa Fe 2 May: ARA General Belgrano 4 May: HMS Sheffield 10 May: ARA Narwal 11 May: ARA Isla de los Estados 22 May: HMS Ardent 24 May: HMS Antelope 25 May: HMS Coventry 30 May: Atlantic Conveyor 21 Jun: RFA Sir Galahad 18 Jul: USS Agerholm, USS Porterfield 16 Oct: Island Cement 21 Oct: ARA Bahía Buen Suceso 24 Oct: Poet 25 Oct: USS Savage 19 Dec: European Gateway December (unknown date): Unirea Unknown date: Mahi, Temehani Other incidents 4 Mar: Vortigern 22 Mar: USS Jacksonville 6 Apr: ARA Guerrico 3 May: ARA Alferez Sobral 21 May: HMS Argonaut 25 May: HMS Broadsword 26 May: Bowbelle 8 Jun: RFA Sir Tristram 12 Jun: HMS Glamorgan 15 Jun: ARA Bahía Buen Suceso 18 Sep: Armorique 19 Dec: Speedlink Vanguard Unknown date: HMS Onyx, HMS Valiant 1981 1983 [26°28′17″N 78°41′08″W / 26.47139°N 78.68556°W / 26.47139; -78.68556](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=MS_Logna¶ms=26_28_17_N_78_41_08_W_) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [MS Logna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Logna) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Logna?action=history)). 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