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Monument to the victims of MS Scandinavian Star Disaster 1990

Monument to the victims of MS Scandinavian Star Disaster 1990
Photo: Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

MS Scandinavian Star, originally named MS Massalia, was a car and passenger ferry built in France in 1971. The ship was set on fire on 7 April 1990, killing 159 people. The official investigation determined the fire had been caused by a convicted arsonist who died in the blaze.

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