Ranga (ship)
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| Name: | Ranga |
| Namesake: | The Eystri Rangá and the Ytri Rangá are rivers in Southern Iceland |
| Owner: | Naviera Ason SA |
| Operator: | Hafskip Line |
| Port of registry: | Santander |
| Builder: | Ast. Construcciones S.A. |
| Launched: | 19 December 1980 |
| Maiden voyage: | March 1982 |
| Out of service: | 1982 |
| Fate: | Wrecked at Dunmore Head, on the Dingle Peninsula, Kerry, Ireland in March 1982 after losing power during a storm and was a total loss. |
| Notes: | Named Berta de Perez originally, but her name was changed to Ranga when on charter to Hafskip Line |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 1,586 |
| Length: | 96.6m |
| Beam: | 15.0m |
| Crew: | 15 |
The motor ship Ranga was a 1,586 tonne container ship owned by the Spanish shipping company, Naviera Ason SA, but on charter to the Icelandic shipping company, Hafskip. She was formerly named Berta de Perez, but her name was changed at sea to Ranga, due to the Icelandic charter. The Ranga was on her maiden voyage from Vigo to Reykjavík under Captain Miguel Ángel Díaz Madariaga. The ship lost power on this voyage during a storm, and was wrecked at 52°6′33″N 10°28′6″W / 52.10917°N 10.46833°WCoordinates: 52°6′33″N 10°28′6″W / 52.10917°N 10.46833°W at Dunmore Head, close to Coumeenole Beach, near Slea Head on the Dingle peninsula, Co. Kerry, Ireland on 11 March 1982.
The local rescue team rescued some of the fifteen crew members by Breeches buoy. The remainder were taken off by an RAF helicopter. Captain Miguel Ángel Díaz Madariaga was the last to be rescued and dropped off the vessel.
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