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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Motor Vessel Dara |
| Owner: | British-India Steam Navigation Company |
| Operator: | Capt. C. Elson |
| Port of registry: | London |
| Route: | Bombay, Basra and Kuwait |
| Builder: | Barclay Curle & Company, Glasgow |
| Yard number: | 711 |
| Launched: | December 17, 1947 |
| Fate: | Sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 5030 tons |
| Length: | 398.7 feet |
| Propulsion: | Doxford diesel 1 x 5 cyl 4200 bhp |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Crew: | 132 |
The MV Dara was a Dubai based passenger liner which sank in the Persian Gulf on April 8, 1961, killing 238 people out of 819 total. The wreck sits at a depth of 21 metres (69 ft).
The Dara sank because of an explosion, and it has been theorized that a bomb was responsible, planted by an Omani rebel.[1][2] This would probably have been related to the Dhofar Rebellion. However, no forensic evidence has ever been provided proving a bomb was the cause.[3]
Coordinates: 25°34′29″N 55°27′58″E / 25.57472°N 55.46611°E
  | MV Dara - MV Dara - Diving Dubai, United Arab Emirates, dive site directory |
| | Dara MV - Wrecksite.eu - MV Dara (+1961) WRECK |
| | mv DARA built by Barclay Curle & Company Glasgow - mv DARA built by Barclay Curle & Company Glasgow Clydebuilt Ships Database |
| | The Ship Wreck Dara - The Ship Wreck Dara |
| | SINKING OF THE M.V. "DARA" - SINKING OF THE M.V. "DARA" (Hansard, 11 April 1961) |
| | Tragedy and triumph (page 1) - Father of Dubai |
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