Jan Heweliusz
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Jan
Heweliusz was a RO-Ro ferry laid down as yard number 118
at Trosvik Mekaniske Verksteder in Norway, and was
launched in July 1977. She was delivered to the Polish
Ocean Lines POL the same year, and was assigned to operate
the ferry route between Świnoujście
and Ystad. She capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea 14.
January 1993 after having sailed in hurricane strong
western winds. The cargo and the ten railway
carriages she carried, shifted in the rough seas, causing
her to develop a listing and capsize. 54 people lost their
lives in the accident, including her captain. For several
days she laid upside down in the water before she went
down in the deep 21. January 1993. The wreck rest today on
a depth of 27 meter at Cape Arcona outside the German
island of Rügen.
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| 54° 36' 28.6" N , 14° 13' 5.8" E  Picture: Jan Heweliusz Originally from skovheim.org Last Updated: December 2020 |
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