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![]() | [...]the site has recently been conducted. Loss of “Pamir” In late June 2007 an article was published in[...]war merchant navy, but fifty years ago this month Pamir set sail on a voyage that ended with her sinking[...]maritime disaster in peacetime. An inquiry found Pamir’s loss was due to faulty stowage of the cargo o[...]gel” magazine to conclude “The 80 men lost on Pamir died a senseless and avoidable death. The ship should never have been allowed to leave harbour." Pamir was one of the last in a generation of fast squar[...]cadets, most of them in their teens. set sail in Pamir from Hamburg in June 1957 on a voyage intended to[...]d ship. Other officers were also deemed too old. Pamir took on her cargo of grain in early August, but b[...]s and omitted to send out an S.O.S. message until Pamir had already started sinking. The archives show when Hurricane Carrie struck Pamir on 21st September 1957, the ship was still carryi[...]failed to shut the portholes. At lp.m. that day, Pamir capsized, forcing the crew to take to lifeboats,[...]arks was paid out in insurance to cover the loss. Pamir's owners, who feared that they would be plunged i[...]rofit. Karl Otto Dummer. who was cook’s mate in Pamir, was one of the few survivors. Now aged seventyfo[...]e “new” evidence at all. From the book “The Pamir Under the New Zealand Ensign” by Jack Ch[...] |
![]() | which found that: The Pamir carried all topsails, the foresail and several st[...]d by the master’s lack of thorough knowledge of Pamir's special sailing qualities and her stability as[...]ious experience in sailing ships prior to joining Pamir as second mate two voyages previously. The[...] |
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![]() | [...]the site has recently been conducted. Loss of “Pamir” In late June 2007 an article was published in[...]war merchant navy, but fifty years ago this month Pamir set sail on a voyage that ended with her sinking[...]maritime disaster in peacetime. An inquiry found Pamir’s loss was due to faulty stowage of the cargo o[...]gel” magazine to conclude “The 80 men lost on Pamir died a senseless and avoidable death. The ship should never have been allowed to leave harbour." Pamir was one of the last in a generation of fast squar[...]cadets, most of them in their teens. set sail in Pamir from Hamburg in June 1957 on a voyage intended to[...]d ship. Other officers were also deemed too old. Pamir took on her cargo of grain in early August, but b[...]s and omitted to send out an S.O.S. message until Pamir had already started sinking. The archives show when Hurricane Carrie struck Pamir on 21st September 1957, the ship was still carryi[...]failed to shut the portholes. At lp.m. that day, Pamir capsized, forcing the crew to take to lifeboats,[...]arks was paid out in insurance to cover the loss. Pamir's owners, who feared that they would be plunged i[...]rofit. Karl Otto Dummer. who was cook’s mate in Pamir, was one of the few survivors. Now aged seventyfo[...]e “new” evidence at all. From the book “The Pamir Under the New Zealand Ensign” by Jack Ch[...] |
![]() | which found that: The Pamir carried all topsails, the foresail and several st[...]d by the master’s lack of thorough knowledge of Pamir's special sailing qualities and her stability as[...]ious experience in sailing ships prior to joining Pamir as second mate two voyages previously. The[...] |
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New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (2nd Sep 2022). Marine News 2007 55 02. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 7th Apr 2026 05:20, from https://nzshipmarine.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/1997





