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MS Jan Heweliusz

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had been involved in 28 incidents, including collisions with fishing boats, listing, engine failure and the aforementioned fire in 1986. It had ballast problems and had also damaged its hull in Ystad during docking, but this was not reported to the port authorities and only makeshift repairs were
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In September 1986, the ship suffered a serious fire. No one on board was injured, but the ship was heavily damaged. The ship was repaired by coating the damaged areas with 60 tons of concrete, which increased the weight of the ship and dangerously affected its stability: this was apparently an
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while sailing towards Ystad with 64 passengers and crew. The accident claimed the lives of 20 crewmen and 35 passengers. Ten bodies were never found. Nine people were rescued. The sinking of
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in hurricane-force winds, estimated at 180 kilometres per hour (50 m/s) or 112mph. It capsized at 05:12. The waves were up to 6 metres (20 feet) high and ferries in the nearby port of
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blamed the accident on the poor technical condition of the ship, with the captain, who died in the accident, also being blamed for allowing the ship to sail in such an unseaworthy state.
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ruled that the official investigation of the sinking was not impartial and granted €4,600 in damages each to eleven relatives of the victims.
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The wreck of the ship is located at a depth of 27 metres (89 feet) and is frequently visited by divers.
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made. It sailed two hours late, carrying 10 railway carriages from five European countries.
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Estonia revisited +Learning from the often forgotten Jan Heweliusz disaster
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is the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster involving a Polish ship.
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This article is about the ship itself. For the disaster, see
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sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz

Poland
Polish Ocean Lines
IMO number
7527904
Call sign
Baltic Sea
BRT
CODAD
PS
Norwegian
Polish
ferry
Johannes Hevelius
Polish
Ystad
Świnoujście
Polish Ocean Lines
subsidiary
Euroafrica Shipping Lines
capsized
Cape Arcona
Rügen
Baltic Sea

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