The Lucona was located in 1991 by American shipwreck hunter David Mearns after a lengthy search. It was the first wreck that he discovered at great depth, 4,200 metres (13,799 feet).

In 1977, the ship Lucona sank in the Indian Ocean, after an explosion, killing six people. Proksch, the owner of the cargo, also then owner of famous Viennese confectioners' Demel , claimed US$ 20 million from his insurance company, saying that the ship was carrying expensive uranium mining equipment.

Aug 8, 2021 · According to an indictment issued here last March, the bombing of the Lucona was a scam by Proksch to swindle an insurance company out of nearly 18 million dollars for the worthless cargo.

Die Lucona war ein Stückgutschiff, das 1966 auf der Büsumer Werft gebaut und zum Zwecke versuchten Versicherungsbetrugs durch eine Explosion am 23. Januar 1977 im Indischen Ozean versenkt wurde. Dabei starben sechs der zwölf Besatzungsmitglieder, was vom Gericht als sechsfacher Mord und sechsfacher Mordversuch beurteilt wurde.

In 1977 the ship Lucona sank in the Indian Ocean, after an explosion, killing six people. Proksch, the owner of the cargo, also then owner of famous Viennese confectioners' Demel, claimed US$20 million from his insurance company, saying that the ship was carrying expensive uranium mining equipment.

Der Fall Lucona: Directed by Jack Gold. With David Suchet, Jürgen Prochnow, Dominique Sanda, Franco Nero. In 1977, the cargo ship Lucona founders in the Indian ocean while under contract to Viennese businessman Rudi Waltz (David Suchet).

The M/V Lucona’s propeller was turning as the stern sank beneath the Ocean surface, recalled by the six of the twelve crew, including the captain’s wife that survived, clinging to life rafts until a Turkish tanker sighted them and picked them up ten hours later.

The Lucona Affair involved the freighter Lucona, which sank after an explosion on January 23, 1977 in the Indian Ocean, killing six of the twelve crew members. The case was an attempted insurance fraud, and the loss of the crew was part of the calculations.

On January 23rd, 1977, the Panamanian cargo ship LUCONA, built in 1966 by Busumer Werft and owned by Lumin Cia. Naviera SA, on voyage from Chioggia to Hong Kong with machinery components, was lost in an explosion off the Laccadive Islands. 6 people lost their lives.

Die Lucona war ein 1966 auf der Büsumer Werft gebauter Frachter, der am 23. Januar 1977 in der Gegend der Malediven im Indischen Ozean durch eine Explosion zerstört wurde. Sechs der zwölf Besatzungsmitglieder kamen dabei ums Leben.