Hong Kong. Only a few hours out of port, on 31 May 1963, the tow line gave way and Alkimos was driven onto the shore. Although the ship remained intact, it could not be floated off at that time, and so it was filled with water to secure it in place and left in the charge of an on-board caretaker. Another tug, Pacific Star, under command of Captain E.R. Francisco, returned in January 1964 and the ship was refloated on 14 February, but the planned journey to Manila had hardly begun when the tug was seized a week later at sea by authorities and Alkimos was left anchored. On 2 May, the vessel broke anchor and was driven onto the Eglinton Rocks near present-day Yanchep, Western Australia. On this occasion it was more severely damaged, and all thought of salvaging it intact was abandoned. It was later sold by the owners for scrap. However, in 1969, salvage workers were driven off the wreck by a fire, and each time they returned, the fire started again. After that time, the partly dismantled remains of the ship sat in several metres of water, visible to visitors, before gradually disintegrating. Footnotes References The Sunday Times Magazine (Perth), 19 March 2006, p. 14 ABC Television program Stateline (Transcript) Shipwrecks of the Wanneroo Coast Photo of the Alkimos in 1969 External links GoogleMaps location and image of the Alkimos Wreck Liberty ships Ships built in Sparrows Point, Maryland Ships of Nortraship Cargo ships of Greece Shipwrecks of Western Australia Maritime incidents in 1963 Maritime incidents in 1964 1943 ships Steamships of Greece World War II merchant ships of the United States Steamships of the United States Steamships of Norway World War II merchant ships of Norway Ghost ships