MS ''European Gateway'' was a roll-on roll-off ( RORO) car and passenger ferry built in 1975, originally owned and operated by

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. On 19 December 1982, she capsized following a collision with off

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, settling on a sandbank. The ship had 34 passengers and 36 crew at the time. Six people were killed in the capsizing. She was subsequently refloated and repaired, and served the

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as ''Penelope'', until 2013 when she was scrapped at the Aliaga breakyards (Turkey)

Sister Ships

The ''European Gateway'' has three sister ships: * ''European Enterprise'' * ''European Trader'' * ''European Clearway''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:European Gateway, MS 1974 ships Maritime incidents in 1982

Sister Ships

See also

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