MS Norman Atlantic
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40°12′21″N 19°10′49″E / 40.20592°N 19.18022°E
_(5).JPG) MS Scintu now MS Norman Atlantic
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| History | |
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| Name | list error: <br /> list (help) Akeman Street (2009-2011) Scintu (2011-2014) Norman Atlantic (Since 2014) |
| Owner | Visemar Di Navigazione SRL (2009 onwards) |
| Operator | list error: <br /> list (help) ANEK Lines/Superfast Ferries (December 2014 onwards) Caronte and Tourist (October–December 2014) LD Lines (2013-2014) Moby Lines (2013) Grandi Navi Veloci (2013) Saremar (2011-2012) |
| Port of registry |  Bari, Italy |
| Route | Venice-Igoumenitsa-Corfu-Patras |
| Ordered | 1 November 2006 |
| Builder | Visentini, Porto Viro, Italy |
| Laid down | 19 December 2006 |
| Completed | 2 November 2009 |
| Acquired | 21 September 2009 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9435466 |
| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 26,904 GT |
| Length | 186.00 m (610 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 16.00 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 6.71 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Depth | 15.00 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power | Two MAN B&W 9L48/60B diesel engines, 21,600 kilowatts (29,000 hp) |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) Cruising: 23.5 knots (44 km/h) Maximum: 24.5 knots (52+ km/h) |
| Capacity | list error: <br /> list (help) 850 passengers 200 vehicles |
| Crew | 185 |
MS Norman Atlantic is a RORO passenger and freight ferry owned by Vismar di Navigazione in Italy, and is currently on charter as a joint venture between ANEK Lines and Superfast Ferries.
Description
The ship is 186.00 metres (610 ft 3 in) long, with a beam of 25.60 metres (84 ft 0 in) and a draught of 6.71 metres (22 ft 0 in). She is powered by two MAN B&W 9L48/60B diesel engines, which can propel the ship at 24 knots (44 km/h).[1]
History
The ship was built in 2009 as Akeman Street for Ermine Street Shipping Co Ltd, London, United Kingdom. Between February and April 2010, she was chartered to T-Link. Following a refit in May 2011 at Valetta, Malta , she was chartered to Saremar and renamed Scintu in June 2011. In January 2013, she was chartered to Grande Navi Velochi, followed by a charter to Moby Lines in April 2013. In October 2013, Scintu was chartered to LD Lines. She was renamed Norman Atlantic in January 2014. In September 2014, she was chartered to Caronte & Tourist, followed by a charter to ANEK Lines in December 2014.[1]
2014 fire and evacuation
On 28 December 2014, Norman Atlantic caught fire on a ferry run from Patras to Ancona. A fire broke out on the car deck just before 6:00 am local time, half an hour after leaving port of Igoumenitsa, Greece, an intermediate stop, when it was 44 nautical miles (81 km) northwest of the island of Corfu, 33 nautical miles (61 km) northwest of the island of Othonoi. At the time it was carrying 222 vehicles, 411 passengers, 55 crew (22 Italians, 33 Greek). The heat from the fire permeated the entire ship, even starting to melt peoples shoes on the reception deck. An international rescue effort, led and coordinated by the Italian Guardia Costiera[2][3], was started to evacuate the 466 passengers and crew aboard in heavy winds.[4][5][6][7] Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias told that Italian authorities had responded to a Greek plea for assistance and that Guardia Costiera assumed control of the rescue operation. The rescue operation was being coordinated from the Italian ship “Europa”.[8] Italian Prime minister Matteo Renzi said that first passengers were rescued by an helicopter and that his government was working with the Greek one.[9]
References
- ^ a b "M/S AKEMAN STREET" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2014/12/28/norman-atlantic-traghetto-diretto-in-italia-in-fiamme-soccorsi-difficili/1299630/
- ^ http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/12/incendio-traghetto-italiano-litalia-invia-elicotteri-motovedette-rimorchiatori/368258/
- ^ Renee Maltezou (28 December 2014). "Norman Atlantic ablaze: Major rescue under way as Greece-Italy ferry evacuated in high winds". Reuters. The Independent (London).
- ^ "Fire breaks out on ferry carrying more than 400 people from Greece to Italy". Associated Press. New York Daily News. 28 December 2014.
- ^ Template:Fr icon "Évacuation d'un traversier au large de la Grèce après un incendie". AFP. Canoe.ca. 28 December 2014.
- ^ Template:It icon Marco Benedetto, Mino Fuccillo, Antonio Buttazzo, Carlo Callieri, Alessandro Camilli (28 December 2014). "Corfù, traghetto Norman Atlantic Igoumenitsa-Ancona in fiamme: 466 da salvare e mare mosso". Blitz Quotidiano.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "An Italian ferry is on fire in Greek waters". AAP. news.com.au. 28 December 2014.
- ^ http://www.adnkronos.com/fatti/politica/2014/12/28/renzi-seguiamo-vicenda-traghetto-massimo-coinvolgimento-della-nostra-marina_IefPTAXNw0JowLgL4n9wWJ.html
See also
