The M/S Jan Heweliusz, owned by PLO (Polish Oceanliners) and operated by its daughter company PLO EuroAfrica, was a Polish ferry named after the famous Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius (Polish: Jan Heweliusz). Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and Johannes Hevelius ( Latin) also called Johannes Hewel Johann Hewelke Johannes Höwelcke in German, or Jan Heweliusz (in Polish) Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Built in Norway in 1977, the ferry served on the route Ystad-Świnoujście. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ystad is a city with a population of 17286 (2005 in the traditional province of Scania in Świnoujście (Swinemünde is a City and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland In the early hours of 14th January 1993 it capsized and sank in 30 metres of water off Cape Arcona on the coast of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The common definition for capsized refers to when a Boat or Ship is tipped over until disabled Cape Arkona (Kap Arkona is a cape on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Rügen (ˈʁyːgən or Rugia is Germany 's largest Island. It is located in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. The accident claimed the lives of 20 of the 29 crew and all 35 passengers. 10 bodies were never found.
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Parameters
- Length 126 m
- Width 17 m
- Speed 17 knots
- Cargo 2500 tons (up to 47 trucks)
The accident
At 4:10 am on Jan 14 1993, the ship started listing in hurricane force winds estimated at 180 km/h. It capsized at 5:12. The waves were up to 6 meters high and ferries in the nearby port of Sassnitz had been cancelled. Prior to its sinking the Heweliusz had been involved in 28 incidents including collisions with fishing boats, listing, engine failure, and a fire in 1986. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) It had ballast problems and had also damaged its hull in Ystad during docking but this was not reported to the port authorities and only makeshift repairs were made. It sailed two hours late carrying 10 railway carriages from 5 European countries.
The Marine Chamber of Appeals in Gdynia blamed the accident on the poor technical shape of the ship and the captain who died in the accident was blamed for allowing the ship to sail in an unseaworthy state.
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External links
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