Beached at Blackpool, Lancashire on 31 January 2008. Scrapped on-site May – October 2008.
General characteristics
Tonnage
6041 GRT
Length
116.31 m (381 ft 7 in)
Beam
18.22 m (59 ft 9 in)
Draught
5.38 m (17 ft 8 in)
Installed power
4,410 kilowatts (5,910 hp)
Propulsion
2 x MaK 8M453AK Diesel engines
Speed
15 knots (28 km/h)
Capacity
12 passengers, 65 trailers
Crew
19
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Location where Riverdance ran aground at Blackpool, Lancashire.
Riverdance was a roll-on/roll-off ferry in service with Seatruck Ferries on the Irish Sea. On 31 January 2008 she was hit by a wave that caused her cargo to shift and she beached at Blackpool, very close to the boundary with Cleveleys. Large amounts of the ship's cargo was spilled overboard after the ship ran aground, resulting in much of it being salvaged by members of the public. Attempts to refloat her failed, and she was scrapped on site during 2008.
Her normal route was Heysham – Warrenpoint. A cargo vessel, she was permitted under UK maritime law to carry up to 12 passengers.
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