MS Sleipner 1999
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | MS Sleipner | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1999 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Norway | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | North Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Norway | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 10 km from land |
| Position | 59.5433, 5.2248 | English Wikipedia article coordinates (GeoData), rev 1327478760 |
About the wreck
MS Sleipner was a Norwegian high-speed catamaran ferry built in 1999 for the HSD Sjø company by Austal Ships of Australia. Constructed largely of aluminium, she was 42 metres (138 ft) long, 12.5 metres (41 ft) wide, and certified for 358 passengers.
On 26 November 1999, only three months after being commissioned, during bad weather, Sleipner collided with a rock in the notorious part of the North Sea called "Sletta", just north of the town of Haugesund. The ship sank and 16 of the people on board died.
Location
- Recorded position: 59.5433, 5.2248 (English Wikipedia article coordinates (GeoData), rev 1327478760; may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Sea
- Nearest coast: Norway
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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