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Cargo ship sinks with 2,800 cars



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Published Date: 15 December 2002
A 50,000 tonne cargo ship carrying more than 2,800 brand new cars sank in the English Channel early yesterday morning after colliding with another vessel.
The Tricolor, a Norwegian-registered car carrier, had 2,862 cars on board as well as 77 containers, when it collided with the Kariba, a container ship, in thick fog 30 miles east of Ramsgate at around 1.30am. It took just 90 minutes to sink.

The Tricolor is worth £25m. Its cargo of BMWs, Saabs and Volvos could be worth around £70m at showroom prices. The ship was en route for Southampton from Zeebrugge.



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  • Last Updated: 14 December 2002 10:26 PM
  • Source: Scotland On Sunday
  • Location: Scotland
  • Related Topics: English Channel collisions
 
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