Credit River - Stellar Daisy Traditional Cache
Hidden : 8/18/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
4.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Credit River - Shipwreck Series

Stellar Daisy
 March 31, 2017



There are many shipwrecks around the world. Some very famous and others not so. Each however has it’s own story to tell. As you travel along the Credit River doing this series of caches, we have highlighted a number of these shipwrecks. During low water levels on these parts of the Credit River, you need to be careful in a canoe or kayak so as you don’t wind up in your own shipwreck. Besides the many large rocks along the way, there are also some other obstacles such as dams which should be avoided. All of the geocaches in this series have been placed by tubing, inflatable boat or on foot by walking in the water along the Credit River. Whichever way you choose to search for these caches, use caution and common sense.

Stellar Daisy
MV Stellar Daisy was a South Korean-owned very large ore carrier that sank on 31 March 2017 in the South Atlantic off the coast of Uruguay whilst on a voyage from Brazil to China.

During a March 2017 voyage, while she was carrying sinter fines (iron ore) across the South Atlantic Ocean from Vale's Ilha Guaiba terminal, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to China, the crew reported the ship was taking on water and listing heavily. Radio contact with the ship, last reported to be 1,300 nautical miles (2,500 km) from shore, was lost.

While the shipping journal Lloyd's List reported that cargo liquification caused by excessive moisture in the iron ore cargo could be a possible cause of the loss, another shipping journal ShipInsight argued that while a number of vessels have been lost for this reason, any liquefaction should not have been calamitous for Stellar Daisy, because being a converted oil tanker, her cargo holds were originally the centre tanks designed to carry liquid cargo. ShipInsight speculated that the most likely loss for the vessel was linked to her conversion from a tanker to an ore carrier.

In February 2017, China Port State Control (PSC) authorities identified six deficiencies, two of which were related to watertight and weathertight doors, during an inspection in Tianjin, China.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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