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Mikael Jonsson
Member
Username: titanicnorden
Post Number: 149
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Friday, September 20, 2002 - 4:46 pm: | 
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I am interested in knowing more about this ship that sank around 10 years ago.
I also would like to know more about about Scandinavian Star.
There is no information on the web.
Please help me.
Best Regards, Mike |
Geoff Whitfield
Member
Username: geoff
Post Number: 744
Registered: 11-2000
| | Posted on Friday, September 20, 2002 - 4:49 pm: |
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Is the Scandinavian Star the ferry that is now permanently moored in Southampton Docks? I've seen it several times - it's one hell of a mess.
Geoff |
Martin Owen Cahill
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Username: martin
Post Number: 125
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 2:05 pm: |
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Scandanavian star burned.
Brian Callison wrote an excellent book "FERRY DOWN" based on that disater which was scathing of F.o.C shipping companies and their questionable compromises to safety. HERALD OF FREE ENTERPRISE is a good case in point.
Martin |
Iain Stuart Yardley
Member
Username: boz
Post Number: 259
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, September 22, 2002 - 8:46 am: |
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There isn't much at all on the web about Scandinavian Star and I can't find anything on the Jan Hevelius. You could try these:
www.sos.se/SOS/PUBL/REFERENG/9303003E.htm
- brief overview of the disaster and where and how the 158 casualties died
www.nbl.sintef.no/project/scanstar.htm
- analysis of the fire
www.d.net.filmsales.tv/film/dnet059.htm
- details of the 52-minute video available
The Jan Helevius - all I have is that it was a Polish ferry which hit rocks and sank with 50 deaths en route from Poland to Sweden in 1993.
Cheers,
Boz
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Martin Owen Cahill
Member
Username: martin
Post Number: 126
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, September 22, 2002 - 1:12 pm: |
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This is the only photo of the Jan Hevelius I know of.
martin |
Mikael Jonsson
Member
Username: titanicnorden
Post Number: 154
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 1:48 pm: |
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Thank you everyone. Your help was very useful.
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Mikael Jonsson
Member
Username: titanicnorden
Post Number: 190
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 10:59 pm: |
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When I visited my grandparents today I found those photos of Jan Hevelius in their photoalbum.
They are from 1982 when the ship capsized against the harbour in Ystad.
Jan Heweliusz was a 125 m long ferry used between Sweden and Poland. It sank 1993 dued to hard winds. 54 persons died.
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Mikael Jonsson
Member
Username: titanicnorden
Post Number: 191
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 11:06 pm: |
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My scanner is from 1995. That's why the quality is quite poor. I haven't seen any wreck photos from Jan Hevelius. It lies at only 10-26 metres deep and is oftly visited by divors. If you have any wreckphoto please mail me.
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Mikael Jonsson
Member
Username: titanicnorden
Post Number: 192
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 11:08 pm: |
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Mikael Jonsson
Member
Username: titanicnorden
Post Number: 193
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 11:10 pm: |
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Mikael Jonsson
Member
Username: titanicnorden
Post Number: 194
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 11:18 pm: |
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54 persons died. 48 where from Poland and 6 from Sweden. The wreck lies outside the german island
Rügen.
I have a page about the ship here:
http://www.titanicnorden.com/skepp/janh.html
The text is in Swedish, but there are some more
photos.
Facts in English and photos from the sinking can be found here:
http://www.sea-rescue.de/janheweliusz-photos.html
© Photo Marko Stampehl. From the collection of Micke Asklanders |
Mikael Jonsson
Member
Username: titanicnorden
Post Number: 195
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 11:22 pm: |
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The two photos above is from the sistership Mikolaj Kopernik. She is stil in service.
She was built 1974. M/S JAN HEWELIUSZ was built in 1977.
© Foto Preben Mogensen. |
Kamila Orcholska
Member
Username: halfpint
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 3:31 pm: |
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Here is the link to a site about Jan Heweliusz http://www.rafy.pl/archiwum_janheweliusz.php . It's in Polish, but it has pictures of the wrack. I've had some more links to pages about a ferry, but I'd have to look for them.  |
