MV+Malabar

= __ MV Malabar __  = = Malabar crashed on the 2nd of April 1931 is struck into a headland at Long Bay south of Sydney. The Malabar ship was making a cargo delivery Melbourne to Singapore by the east coast passing Sydney. Malabar was captained by the well known captain George William Leslie. The Malabar was travelling up the east-coast when it hit heavy fog. The engines were stuck on rocks and could not get off. Captain Leslie ordered evacuation of the ship. 500,000 people viewed it on the Easter weekend. The metal sold for 150 pounds and scuba divers cleaned out the other valuable metals and all that is left is rusted, twisted metal. = =    = =  The Malabar ship was 350 feet long, and was 48 feet and 6 inches wide. It has a gross tonnage of 4,512 tons. It was powered by 2700 horse power with a eight cylinder diesel engine and the max speed was 13 knots. Malabar had a capacity of holding 156 passengers, the ship also had 5 huge cargo holders which held the large amounts of cargo when travelling to each destination. It is possible to dive at the MV Malabar. =