Record Identifier339Date Range1958-1975DescriptionThe Waikare II was built in 1958 by Alexander Stephen and Sons in Scotland. It was owned and operated by the Union Steamship Company until 197 when it was sold to Maldive Shipping. It sank two years later after a collision with a tanker ship off the southern coats of India.
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