[2][3] Don Carlos was built by Oy Wärtsilä Ab Turku shipyard, Finland, as yard number 1220.

[4] On 16 September 2000, Danny F II rescued the 25 crew of Madona some 200 nautical miles (370 km) north of the Cocos Islands.

[9] On 17 December 2009, Danny F II capsized and sank in bad weather in the Mediterranean Sea, 11 nautical miles (20 km) from Tripoli, Lebanon, (not to be confused with the Libyan city of the same name), while sailing from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Tartus, Syria, carrying six passengers, 77 crew, 10,224 sheep and 17,932 head of cattle.

[11] After a distress call made at 15:55 local time (13:55 UTC), a rescue effort was launched comprising ships from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) CTF 448 under the command of Italian Navy rear admiral, Francesco Sandalli, onboard the Italian frigate Zeffiro.

Among the rescuers were two German Navy ships, as part of the CTF 448, and small rescue boats from Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).

[10] Rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather conditions, high waves and floating carcasses from the ship's livestock cargo.