What is MS Norman Atlantic?
{{DISPLAYTITLE:MS ''Norman Atlantic''}} [[Image:Scintu_(16-08-2013)_(5).JPG|thumb|upright|''Scintu'' (later ''Norman Atlantic'') in 2013]] '''MS ''Norman Atlantic''''' is a [[ferry]]. It transports both people and vehicles. It was built in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Akeman Street|date=2011|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/akeman_street_2009.htm|accessdate=December 29, 2014|archive-date=December 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228131932/http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/akeman_street_2009.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It can take 850 [[passenger]]s and 200 vehicles. Its original names were ''Akeman Street'' and ''Scintu''. It was renamed ''Norman Atlantic'' in January 2014. On 28 December 2014, ''Norman Atlantic'' caught [[fire]] in the [[Strait of Otranto]], in the [[Adriatic Sea]]. Eight people were killed and 432 were rescued.<ref>{{cite web|title=Death Toll in Greek Ferry Rises to 8|publisher=The Kansas City Star|url=http://www.kansascity.com/living/health-fitness/article5065842.html|accessdate=December 29, 2014|archive-date=December 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229212206/http://www.kansascity.com/living/health-fitness/article5065842.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== <references/> [[Category:Maritime disasters]] [[Category:2014]] [[Category:Ships]] {{transport-stub}}