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Nine people die and another 19 are reported missing, when the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic Sea, in Italian waters.
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MS Norman Atlantic
Italian passenger ferry; caught fire in 2014
MS Norman Atlantic was 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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Strait of Otranto
Strait that connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea and separates Italy from Albania
The Strait of Otranto connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea and separates Italy from Albania. Its width between Punta Palascìa, eastern Salento, and Karaburun Peninsula, western Albania, is less than 72 km. The strait is named after the Italian city of Otranto.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Adriatic Sea
Body of water between the Italian and Balkan Peninsulas
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto to the northwest and the Po Valley. The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)