{{Short description|Ferry that sank off Zanzibar in 2011}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image=Spice Islander.jpg | image_caption=''Spice Islander I'' in [[Stone Town]] 2010 }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header= | name=*''Marianna'' (1967–1988) *''Apostolos P'' (1988–2007) *''Spice Islander I'' (2007–2011) | owner=*Thelogos P Naftiliaki (−1988) *Apostolos Shipping (1988–1999) *Saronikos Ferries (1999–2005) *[[Hellenic Seaways]] (2005–2007) *Makame Hasnuu (2007–2011) | operator= | registry=*{{Flagicon|Greece}} Piraeus, Greece (1967–2007) *{{flagicon|Honduras}} San Lorenzo, Honduras (2007– ) *{{flagicon|Tanzania}} Zanzibar, Tanzania ( –2011) | route= | ordered= | builder= | original_cost= | yard_number= | way_number=456 | laid_down= | launched=1967 | completed=1967 | christened= | acquired= | maiden_voyage= | in_service= | out_of_service=10 September 2011 (sank) | identification=*{{IMO Number|8329907}} *Call sign HQWZ7<ref name="equasis">{{csr|register=E|id=8329907|shipname=Spice Islander I|accessdate=2011-09-12 }}</ref> | fate=[[Sinking of MV Spice Islander I|Sank]] | notes= }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header= | header_caption= | class=Marry | tonnage=*{{GRT|836}} *{{NRT|663|link=off}} *225 DWT | displacement= | length={{convert|60.00|m|ft}} | beam={{convert|11.40|m|ft}} | height= | draught= | draft= | depth= | decks= | deck_clearance= | ramps= | ice_class= | sail_plan= | power=2 [[Poyaud]] [[V12 engine|12VUD25]] [[diesel engine]]s | propulsion=Screw propeller | speed= | capacity=645 passengers | crew=45 crew | notes= }} }} {{Coord|5|39|23|S|39|28|27|E|display=title}} [[File:US Navy 070926-N-0000X-003 Guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) tows Tanzanian-flagged passenger ferry Spice Island while in international waters off the coast of Somalia.jpg|thumb|''Spice Islander I'' under tow by {{USS|Stout|DDG-55|6}} in 2007]]
'''''Spice Islander I''''' was a {{GRT|836}} [[Roll-on/roll-off|Ro-Ro]] ferry which was built in Greece in 1967 as '''''Marianna'''''. She was renamed '''''Apostolos P''''' following a sale in 1988. She was sold to a Honduran company in 2007 and renamed '''''Spice Islander I'''''. On 10 September 2011, she sank, resulting in the deaths of 1,573 people, many of whom were never recovered.<ref name="Sadallah">{{cite news |last=Sadallah |first=Mwinyi |url=http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=37649 |title=MV Spice Islander's report: Try marine executives, ship owner |publisher=IPP Media |date=20 January 2012}}</ref>
==Description== The ship was {{convert|60.00|m|ft}} long, with a beam of {{convert|11.40|m|ft}}. She was assessed at {{GRT|836}}, {{NRT|663}}, 225 [[deadweight tonnage|DWT]]. The ship was propelled by two Poyaud 12VUD25 [[diesel engine]]s, of {{convert|1560|hp|kW}}.<ref name=Fakta>{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/marianna_1967.htm |title=M/S Apostolos P. |publisher=Fakta om Fartyg |language=Swedish |accessdate=23 March 2013}}</ref>
==History== Built in 1967 as ''Marianna'' for an unknown owner, she was later sold to Theologos P. Naftiliaki of [[Piraeus]], Greece. In 1988, ''Marianna'' was sold to Apostolos Shipping and renamed ''Apostolos P''. She was later sold to Saronikos Ferries and placed in service on the Piraeus – [[Aegina]] – [[Agistri]] route.<ref name=Fakta/>
In 2005, ''Apostolos P'' was registered to [[Hellenic Seaways]]. In 2007, she was sold to Makame Hasnuu of [[Zanzibar]], [[Tanzania]], and renamed ''Spice Islander I''.<ref name=Fakta/>
On 25 September 2007, ''Spice Islander I'' was off the coast of [[Somalia]] when she experienced engine problems due to contaminated fuel. After the alarm had been raised via [[Kenya]], {{USS|Stout|DDG-55|6}} from [[Combined Task Force 150]] was sent to her aid.<ref name=Dubai>{{cite web|url=http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/marlo/Events/events_files/MARLO-Dubai-Flier%202007.pdf |title=M/V Spice Islander, Marlo Success Story |work=2007 MARLO Conference |publisher=Maritime Liaison Office |date=December 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319181811/http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/marlo/Events/events_files/MARLO-Dubai-Flier%202007.pdf |archivedate=2012-03-19 }}</ref> The ship was on a voyage from [[Oman]] to Tanzania and was not carrying any passengers. {{USS|James E. Williams|DDG-95|6}} also responded. ''Stout'' provided the ship with {{convert|7,800|USgal}} of fuel and supplied the ten crew with food and water. After her engines were restarted, she resumed her voyage to Tanzania.<ref name=Stout>{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/search/print.asp?story_id=32116&VIRIN=&imagetype=0&page=1 |title=USS Stout Assists Distressed Vessel Off Somali Coast |publisher=United States Navy |date=27 September 2007 |accessdate=10 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016131131/http://www.navy.mil/search/print.asp?story_id=32116&VIRIN=&imagetype=0&page=1 |archivedate=16 October 2012 }}</ref>
== Loss== {{Main|Sinking of MV Spice Islander I}} At 21:00 [[UTC+2|local time]] (19:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) on 9 September 2011, ''Spice Islander I'' set sail from [[Unguja]] for [[Pemba Island]]. She was reported to have been carrying an excess of 800 passengers.<ref name=BBC14864400>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14864400 |title='Hundreds missing' in Zanzibar ferry disaster |publisher=BBC News |date=10 September 2011}}</ref> Her capacity was 45 crew and 654 passengers.<ref name=Fakta/> At around 01:00, (local time) on 10 September (23:00, 9 September UTC) ''Spice Islander I'' sank between Zanzibar and Pemba. Of those on board, 620 were rescued.<ref name=BBC14864400/> Only 240 bodies were recovered,<ref>{{cite news |last=Wang |first=Yamei |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/12/c_131133707.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108143033/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/12/c_131133707.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |title=At least 240 bodies retrieved in ferry sinking in Tanzania |agency=Xinhua News Agency |date=12 September 2011}}</ref> and the death toll was placed at 2,976;<ref>{{cite news |last=Sadallah |first=Mwinyi |url=http://ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=34437 |title=Confirmed: 2,900 people died in Zanzibar's ferry tragedy |publisher=IPP Media |date=16 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112035114/http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=34437 |archivedate=12 January 2016 }}</ref> however, this estimate was revised downward in January 2012 to 1,573.<ref name="Sadallah"/>
==References== {{commons category|IMO 8329907}} {{Portal|Tanzania|Transport}} {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160913203022/http://www.ferrysafety.org/Ethical%20engineering%20analysis%20of%20Zanzibar%20Ferry.pdf Ethical engineering analysis of passenger ship accidents in Zanzibar] – [[Webb Institute]] *[http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/stm-stmvalidation/uploads/20160420153038/ML2-D4.4.1-Report-on-Maritime-Accidents.pdf Report on Maritime Accidents] – [[Swedish Maritime Administration]]
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