Wreck of a Greek cargo vessel which struck wreckage of either the TEXACO CARIBBEAN (recorded as 1523168 and 1523172) or of the BRANDENBURG (recorded as 1523176) and foundered some 8 miles SE of the end of Folkestone Harbour Pier near the Varne light ship. She had been en route from Dunkirk to Alexandria with a cargo of scrap. Built of steel in Bremerhaven in 1956, she was an engine-driven vessel. The loss of life that resulted from the sinking of the TEXACO CARIBBEAN, BRANDENBURG and NIKI led directly to the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) becoming mandatory.