Draft:SS Jassim

The Jassim (originally built as the Kattegat),was a Ro-ro passenger ferry,which after sinking on December 1st, 2003 while being at anchor,the Jassim would be found by a Google Earth user in 2004 and became famous for being the largest or one of the largest wrecks on Google Earth.

Construction

On February 22nd, 1959, she was ordered by Marinens Hovedverft in Horten, Norway, and was launched on November 26th, 1960 ,the Jassim was built as Kattegat with two b&w diesel engines with duel shafts two screws with a max speed of 17 knots with 2375 gross registered tons with 87.4 x 15 4.4 m dimensions with the lap no.154,and her maximum passenger number would change twice to 908,and 320.

Career as the Kattegat

On April 26th, 1961, The Jassim,named Kattegat at the time,was delivered to A/S Grenaa-Hundested Færgefart, in Grenaa, Denmark and subsequently, did trial runs the next day.The Kattegat did press screenings on May 2nd, and on the 10th, was deployed between Hundested and Grenå.Later on September 25th, 1966,her route would be changed to Hundested and Aarhus.On September 1st, 1969,The Kattegat would be docked at Aalborg Værft after being sold for 6.72 million FIM(1,212,972.67 USD), to be painted to Jakob Line's livery.After docking,it was found that one of the propeller blades received a thorn and was replaced the next day.At 2:00 pm on September 4th, 1969,the flag was changed,and the ship was officially named the Nordek.

Later Career

At 5:00 pm the next day,the Nordek set off from Aalborg to Jakobstad,the Nordek arrived 3 days later and remained stationary outside the harbour until 8:00 am,when it entered the harbour,things were extremely chaotic,as the ship ran into the mooring quay,and after it's bow was secure,the stern came loose and collided with the german cargo ship Lux. 2 days later,the ship was opened up to the public and an estimated 5,000 people visited the ship.During a voyage on October 23rd,1969,a machine breakdown occurred,damaging 32 frame and trust bearings along with the propeller shaft were damaged.After a lengthy repair job,the Nordek set of on a 4 hour test trip to make sure that the machine was working properly.On November 28th,1969,a pipe to the steering broke,causing the Nordek to run into a mooring quay at 3 knots,causing small damage to the bow,and the ship had to go inwards into the dock to unload in Umeå.For 9 days in April 1970,due to collision between Kapella and Viking II,the Nordek was chartered under Silja line to get extra cargo that was displaced after the collision to its destination.After the ship left from Turku on May 20th, 1970,the Nordek arrived a day later to Jakobstad,the Nordek went into drydock and got a new bar on the upper deck and also got some new kiosks. Eight days after new years,the ship departed from Jakobstad to Turku for an overhaul and a new exterior painting and her solarium was converted to a bar,soda machines were also installed.On December 22nd, 1972,the Nordek sailed from Umeå to Jakobstad,then she left Jakobstad for Turku,where she was laid up,and on December 28th, 1972,the Nordek was sold to Corsica Ferries for 12 million SEK(1,102,647.26 USD),and in March 1973,the Nordek was renamed the Corsica Star,and she was deployed to Genova,Livorno,Imparia to Bastia sometime in 1973.After 7 years as the Corsica Star,she was sold to Shipping & Tourist Co of Samos & Ikaria in Greece for 2.55 million USD and renamed Icarus in May 1980,then in January 1991,she was sold for 1.08 million USD to European Seaways,and was renamed to European Glory,then she was deployed on the Brindisi to Igoumenitsa route.The European Glory was renamed to Captain Zaman for three years after being sold to Ferro Ferryboat & RoRo Transportation Co based in Turkey in January 1997,then in 2000,The Captain Zaman,was sold for the final time,and renamed the Jassim.

After being sold as the Jassim

After being sold to Al Ramzani Sea Transport of Qatar,she would serve 3 years heading to sudan,when on December 1st, 2003 while anchored at Wingate Reef,off the coast of Port Sudan,Sudan,the Jassim began listing over to her starboard side,and sank.In 2004,a Google Earth user would find the wreckage on Google Earth,and it quickly became famous as the largest or one of the largest wrecks on Google Earth.The jassim would become fully submerged sometime between 2003 and 2006,but outdated satellite imagery allowed her to be visible until mid 2023.The wreck lays at 19°38'46"N 37°17'42"E