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MS Norman Atlantic
MS ''Norman Atlantic'' was a Ropax, roll-on/roll-off passenger (ROPAX) ferry owned by the Italian ferry company Visemar di Navigazione. The ferry was chartered by ANEK Lines from December 2014. On 28 December 2014, she caught fire in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic Sea. At the time of the fire there were an estimated 475 people on board the ship including 417 passengers, 55 crew and at least three illegal immigrants. Of these, 452 people were rescued and the bodies of 11 were recovered. It is known that 16 passengers died and it was estimated that there were 28 deaths overall, the uncertainty arising from estimates of the number of illegal immigrants on board. Additionally, two crewmembers of the Albanian tug ''Iliria'' were killed during the salvage operations on 30 December. Description The ship was long, with a Beam (nautical), beam of and a Draft (hull), draught of . She was powered by two MAN SE, MAN B&W 9L48/60B diesel engines, which could propel the ship at . Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saremar
Saremar (Sardegna Regionale Marittima) was an Italian shipping company, a subdivision of state-owned Tirrenia di Navigazione until 2009, when it was transferred to the Sardinian regional government. It operated in routes from Sardinia to La Maddelena and San Pietro islands, Bonifacio in Corsica, Savona and Civitavecchia in Mainland Italy. Fleet {, class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse" , - bgcolor=lightblue !Name !Tonnage !Passengers !Car capacity / l.m. !Speed Knots !Type , - , ''Ichnusa'' , align=center, 2,181 , align=center, 300 , align=center, 50 , align=center, 12 , Ferry , - , ''Isola di Caprera'' , align=center, 1,300 , align=center, 600 , align=center, 90 , align=center, 12 , Ferry , - , ''Isola di S. Stefano'' , align=center, 1,300 , align=center, 600 , align=center, 90 , align=center, 12 , Ferry , - , ''Vesta'' , align=center, 1,386 , align=center, 740 , align=center, 75 , align=center, 16 , Ferry , - , ''Arbatax'' , align=ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
