MV Cemfjord

History
Cyprus
Name
  • Margareta (1984–2004)
  • Cemfjord (2004–15)
Owner
  • Thekla Schepers KG, Haren (1984–95)
  • Shark Shipping Co, NV, Willemstad (1995–2008)
  • Arouno Shipping Co Ltd, Limassol (2008–15)
Operator
  • Margareta & Co, Haren (1984–95)
  • Brise Bereederungs GmbH & Co KG, Hamburg (1995–2015)
Port of registry
BuilderDetlef Hegemann Rolandwerft, Bremen
Yard number126
Laid down15 February 1984
Launched31 August 1984
CompletedNovember 1984
Out of service2 January 2015
Identification
FateSank with all hands lost
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length83.13 metres (272 ft 9 in) overall
Beam11.34 metres (37 ft 2 in)
Height21.00 metres (68 ft 11 in)
Draught4.40 metres (14 ft 5 in)
Installed power
  • Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz SBV 6M 628 diesel engine, 1,175 kilowatts (1,576 hp) @ 90rpm
  • bow thruster 136 kilowatts (182 hp)
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Capacity72 twenty-foot equivalent unit (1984–2008)
Crew8

The Cemfjord was a Cyprus-registered cargo ship which foundered in the Pentland Firth off the north-east coast of Scotland on 2 January 2015. Built as the general cargo ship Margareta in 1984, she was converted to carry cement in 1998 and was en route from Aalborg, Denmark to Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom when she capsized in bad weather and sank in 82 metres (270 ft) of water. All eight crew were presumed lost. No bodies were recovered, and the ship has been left as a sea grave.