Engineering:MV DenDen
The MV DenDen was a Dry Cargo Ship that could carry 7,000 metric tons of furnace oil. The ship capsized and sank in June 2007, with the loss of seven lives.
DenDen was owned by a company based in Eritrea. The ship carried a crew of 24 people, mostly from Pakistan . It sank on June 23, 2007 following an engine failure off the coast of Mangalore, India . The ship had been having engine problems on its voyage. It was heading for Dubai when it had to make a stop at the docks in Mangalore ports. The ship was waiting for replacement parts for its broken shaft when a strong wind pried the ship's anchor off, causing it to hit a sandbar and become stranded. Nineteen crew members swam back to shore; five drowned. The bodies of the remaining five crew members have not been recovered.
The ship was declared a total loss.
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