Maria Elisabeth
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The
freighter Maria Elisabeth was built by Frank Schiffswerft &
Maschinen in Hamburg and launched in 1953. She
literally exploded in the morning while she laid in the
harbor of Antofagasta 13.January 1965. She was loaded with
30.000 liters of butane that caught fire and claimed the
life of eight people and injured another 27. After heroic
efforts they managed to put her under tow out from the
harbor where she burned the rest of the day and sank the
following morning. The remains of her rest today approx
200 meter outside Baquedano Street in Antofagasta on a
depth of 16 to 22 meter.
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| 23° 38.455' S 70° 24.405' W ( Source: Wannadive )  Picture: Maria Elisabeth on fire Wikipedia, Public domain  |
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