Marjan

Wreck Name: Marjan

Ship / Original Name: YUUKO MARU

Date Build: 1968

Builder: Tohoku Ship Building Co (Japan)

Ships Purpose: Cargo vessel (sulphur at time of sinking)

Dimensions: 97.2 x 15.2 x 6.1 meters

Tonnage: 2962 gross tonnage

Date Sank: 24th February 1983 (suspected)

Reason it Sank: Unknown, believed to have sank off the coast of Das Island with several bodies washing up on shore wearing life jackets marked with the vessels name. Marjan lifeboat also discovered washed up in Abu Dhabi.

Description of the Wreck: Wreck resting leaning towards its port side at depth beyond 20 meters. Sulphur cargo is still clearly visible and there is plenty of life and parts of the ship still to look at.