MS Norman Atlantic
Norman Atlantic in the port of Bari, Italy, 2015
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| Owner: | Visemar di Navigazione S.r.l. (2009 onwards) |
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| Port of registry: |
 Bari, Italy |
| Route: | Ancona–Igoumenitsa–Corfu–Patras |
| Ordered: | 1 November 2006 |
| Builder: | Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro, Italy |
| Yard number: | 222 |
| Laid down: | 19 December 2006 |
| Completed: | 2 November 2009 |
| Acquired: | 21 September 2009 |
| Out of service: | 28 December 2014 |
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| Status: | In Bari for investigation after the fire |
| Notes: | Sister ships: Dimonios, Étretat, Norman Asturias, Scottish Viking, Stena Flavia |
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| Class and type: | none |
| Type: | Roll-on/Roll-off passenger (ROPAX) ferry |
| Tonnage: | 26,904 GT |
| Length: | 186.00 m (610 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 25.60 m (84 ft 0 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 kW (29,000 hp) |
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| Crew: | 185 |
| Norman Atlantic fire | |
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MS Norman Atlantic route ()
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| Event | Fire of Norman Atlantic |
| Location | Port of Igoumenitsa, Greece, Strait of Otranto |
| Date | 28 December 2014 |
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| Losses | 30 people (including 2 during salvage) |
Coordinates: 40°12′21″N 19°10′49″E / 40.20592°N 19.18022°E
MS Norman Atlantic is a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ROPAX) ferry owned by the Italian ferry company Visemar di Navigazione. The ferry was chartered by ANEK Lines from December 2014. On 28 December 2014, she caught fire in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic Sea. The bodies of nine victims (three Greek, two Italian, two German, a Georgian and a Turkish passenger) were recovered from the sea, while nineteen others (nine Greek, four Turkish, two Italian and a German passenger and two Syrian and one Iraqi stowaways) remain missing. Additionally, two crewmembers of the Albanian tug Iliria were killed during the salvage operations on 30 December. According to ANEK Lines, the total number of passengers and crew, based on the ship's manifest, was 475. As of 31 December, reports indicate that 499 people were on board the ferry, including 55 crew members; this figure excludes possible stowaways who were on board. On 29 November 2014 another of ANEK Lines ferries, the Ierapetra L, caught fire shortly after leaving the port of Brindisi, Italy; there were no passengers on board when the fire broke out and there were no casualties.
The ship is 186 metres (610 ft 3 in) long, with a beam of 25.6 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).
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