Video clip of ferry Marko Polo stranded on the Sit island in Sibenik archipelago, was broadcasted on NOVA TV – Croatian tv station - have a look at this YouTube clip: Read the rest of this entry »
Ferry ‘Marko Polo’, which over the weekend, crashes into Croatian island of Sit is still stranded, despite the efforts of rescue team.
The Jadrolinija’s ferry Marco Polo was on its regular route Rijeka – Split – Dubrovnik – Bari (Italy) when it ran aground on the island Sit (small island located between Island Žut and Island Pašman) in vicinity of Sibenik and Zadar. The incident happened last Saturday at 2.50 am.
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None of the 41 passengers and 64 crew members were hurt in the incident, the ship was in good technical condition and there has been speculation the accident was down to human error.
The above photo shows ferry Marko Polo stranded on the island, as appeared on the page of yesterday’s eddition of Vecernji List (vecernji.hr).
Photos of stranded ferry at vecernji page
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