German m.v."Santa Maria" at Delfzijl moored by Shipyard Gebr.Sander B.V.

Built by Schiffswerft Jos.L.Meyer-Papenburg.(536)
Loa. 73.49 m – 66.02 x 11.56 x 6.30 m – Dg 3.70 m – BRT 500, NRT 346, dwt 1326
Engine:MWM 4 stroke 6 cyl.(320×480) 490 bhp. 11.5 kn
Launched:21-08-1965. Delivered:22-09-1965
Class:Germanischer Lloyd.
1965-22-sep. SANTA MARIA Hermann & Engelbert Lohmann, Haren Ems, Deu. ( DCSG )
1973 SANTA MARIA L Baltic Marine Inc. (Lohmann Reed.) Singapore, Sgp. ( 9V2290 )
1974 SANTA MARIA L Baltic Marine Ltd. Singapore, Sgp. ( 9B2290 )
1982 SANTA MARIA Hermann & Engelbert Lohmann, Hamburg, Deu. ( DIGE )
1985 SANTA MARIA Sprante Schiff.GmbH & Co.KG. Emden, Deu.
1986 ANNA MARIA Sprante Schiff.GmbH & Co.KG., Emden, Hnd. ( HQBC4 )
1988 ANNA MARIA Sprante Schiff.GmbH & Co.KG., San Lorenzo, Hnd.
1991 SANTA MARIA Palma Shipping Co.S.A., Puerto Cortes, Hnd. ( HQRF )
1994 STAR GERREN Valderon Corp.N.V., Belize, Blz. ( V3PK )

*On July 12, 1996, as the Star Gerren (call sign V3PK) was in the coastal waters of Aruba, captain Blackman reported having engine trouble to the Aruban Authorities. Not long after the first message of the captain however it looked like the crew of the Star Gerren had managed to overcome her engine problems and was able to continue her journey. The optimism of the captain was short lived: not long after the second report the five man crew was confronted with engine failure beyond repair. The Aruba Ports Authority responded by sending a tugboat to the Star Gerren to tow her into the harbor but bad luck seemed to accompany the captain of the Star Gerren. During the attempt to salvage the Star Gerren one of the hawsers got entangled in the propeller of the tugboat which had to limp back to the harbor.
Eventually the Star Gerren was salvaged on July 15 and berthed in Barcadera harbor on July 16, 1996. Not long after being towed into Barcadera harbor the crew, due to the deplorable state of the ship,
abandoned her.Attempts to contact the owner of the ship failed and the Star Gerren remained in Barcadera harbor until August 2000. In July and August 2000 the Star Gerren was reported to list to starboard due to leakage thus turning it into an environmental hazard. These events speeded up the decision to convert the ship into a dive object for scuba divers. On August 31, 2000 the Star Gerren was towed to a location in front of the High Rise hotel area (Palm Beach) where she was sunk in 21 mtrs/70 ft of water.
*Source:http://willemsubmerged.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/star-gerren-cinderella-of-the-aruban-shipwrecks/