The ''Mogoșoaia'' was a
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
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ferry which sank due to a collision with a
push barge convoy on 10 September 1989. Of the 255 people on board only 16 survived.
The incident happened when the ''Mogoșoaia'' was sailing across the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , p ...
from
Galați to
Grindu in thick fog. The ship was carrying food and iron.
See also
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List of disasters in Romania by death toll
The list of disasters in Romania by death toll includes major disasters and accidents – excluding warfare and other intentional acts – that took place on Romanian soil and resulted in at least five fatalities:
Disasters
References
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References
Shipwrecks of Romania
Maritime incidents in 1989
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