Castillo de Salas (Ship)
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 Spain
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| Name: | Castillo de Salas |
| Owner: | Empresa Nacional Elcano |
| Builder: | Astilleros y Talleres del Noroeste (ASTANO), Fene, Galicia |
| Launched: | August 1980 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 11 January 1986 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Bulk carrier |
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| Length: | 261.43 m (857 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 40 m (131 ft 3 in) |
| Depth: | 20 m (65 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: | Sulzer 7RND90 diesel engine, 20,300 hp (15,138 kW) |
Coordinates: 43°33′20″N 5°39′40″W / 43.55556°N 5.66111°W
The Castillo de Salas was a Spanish bulk carrier that was launched in Ferrol in August, 1980. It weighed over 50,000 tons, displaced over 100,000 tons of water, measured approximately 250 metres (820 ft) in length, 40 metres (130 ft) across the beam, and 14.5 metres (48 ft) in draft. It required a crew complement of 32.
During the morning of January 11, 1986 the Castillo de Salas, property of the Spanish company "Elcano", ran aground over rocks 740 metres North/North-west of Gijón. The ship was anchored outside Gijón's seaport (El Musel) when the ship's anchor came loose in bad weather. Efforts to re-anchor, self-propel and even tow the ship away from the coast failed due to harsh seas. The cargo was nearly 100,000 metric tonnes of coal loaded in Norfolk, Virginia as well as over 1000 tonnes of fuel-oil used for propulsion.
On January 15, 1986 the hull broke in two during efforts to bring the ship afloat, therefore releasing a spill of diesel oil and coal ore.
On February 23, 1986 the bow half of the hull was refloated, towed 39 miles (63 km) into the sea and scuttled in waters of 4000 metres in depth. Officials stated that no diesel oil was left in the bow section of the hull. During the following spring, the company "Fondomar" was tasked with scrapping the remainder of the stern portion of the hull.
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