MS Tampa
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MS Tampa may refer to:
, a diesel-powered ship in round-the-world cargo service for the American Pioneer Line; commissioned as USS Orvetta (IX-157) for the United States Navy during World War II, a Norwegian cargo ship built in 1984; involved in the Tampa affair
in 2001
, a diesel-powered ship in round-the-world cargo service for the American Pioneer Line; commissioned as USS Orvetta (IX-157) for the United States Navy during World War II, a Norwegian cargo ship built in 1984; involved in the Tampa affair
Tampa affair
In August 2001, the Howard Government of Australia refused permission for the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa, carrying 438 rescued Afghans from a distressed fishing vessel in international waters, to enter Australian waters...
in 2001