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Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140.

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Moby Prince disaster

1991 maritime disaster

The Moby Prince disaster was a major maritime accident resulting in 140 deaths. It occurred in the late evening of Wednesday 10 April 1991, in the harbour of Livorno, Italy. It is the worst disaster in the Italian merchant navy since World War II. It is also considered one of…
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Livorno

Port city in Italy

Livorno is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 152,916 residents as of 2025. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn.
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