Jan Heweliusz (ship)
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The M/S Jan Heweliusz was a Polish ferry named after the Polish astronomer Jan Heweliusz. Built in Norway in 1977, the ferry served on the route Ystad-Swinoujscie until 1993. The ferry was involved in several accidents before the final disaster; the night between the 13th and 14th of January 1993 it capsized and subsequently sank off the coast of Rügen in the Baltic Sea, leaving 54 people dead. 9 people survived the accident.
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