MS Norman Atlantic
Italian ferry built in 2009
MS Norman Atlantic is a ferry. It transports both people and vehicles. It was built in 2009.[1] It can take 850 passengers and 200 vehicles. Its original names were Akeman Street and Scintu. It was renamed Norman Atlantic in January 2014.
On 28 December 2014, Norman Atlantic caught fire in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic Sea. Eight people were killed and 432 were rescued.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Akeman Street". 2011. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Death Toll in Greek Ferry Rises to 8". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.