Are you sure it was the Zenobia? The Zenobia sank on its maiden voyage…
My chum, Chris Taylor (Taytran or Star Transport) was on board at the time and unwell. He woke up with the bed at a very steep angle and his head pressed against the bed-headboard. The RN lifted him out by helicopter to their ship as someone said he had cholera. The ship’s doctor gave him some Calomine for chicken pox.
proscubadiver.net/dive-site … ck-cyprus/
As an aside - and talking of sinking freight boats - Johnnie Ward was on the ill feted Herald when it sank (but he survived).