Collision of two passenger ships off the coast of Sweden

Collision of two passenger ships off the coast of Sweden. Passenger ship Gotlandia 2: This is a high-speed ferry operated by the Swedish company Destination Gotland. It was built by Fincantieri in Italy in 2006. It is used on Destination Gotland routes: Nynashamn Visby and Oskarshamn Visby. The ferry can carry up to 780 passengers and has a jet propulsion system that can reach speeds of up to 35 knots. Freight-passenger ferry Gotland: This is a Ro_Ro type passenger ship owned and operated by the Swedish ferry company DESTINATION GOTLAND. The vessel can accommodate 1,500 passengers and 500 vehicles (or 120 trucks). Launched in 2003. The vessel operated on the ferry route Visby_Nynashamn (port to Oskarshamn and Vastervik): crossing time. 3 hours. Collision of ships. On 23 July 2009, due to heavy fog, two fleetmates (Destination Gotland ferries) collided near Stockholm in Sweden. The collision took place at about 11 am. It is reported that 12 people were injured, 5 of them were hospitalized. The MS Gotland fe
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