List of RORO vessel accidents
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This is a list of RORO
vessels which took on water and capsized or sank due to problems with the loading doors or vehicle decks.
in 1953 killing 132 people in 1966 killing over 200 people
RORO
Roll-on/roll-off ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels...
vessels which took on water and capsized or sank due to problems with the loading doors or vehicle decks.
in 1953 killing 132 people in 1966 killing over 200 people
- the Wahine disasterWahine disasterThe Wahine disaster occurred on 10 April 1968 when the TEV Wahine, a New Zealand inter-island ferry of the Union Company, foundered on Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour and capsized near Steeple Rock...
in 1968 killing 52 people in 1987 killing 193 people in 1993 killing 55 people in 1994 killing 852 people in 2000 killing 80 people in 2006 killing almost 1000 people in 2006 killing 2 people