HSC Gotlandia II
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HSC Gotlandia II is a fast ferry operated by the Swedish company Destination Gotland
Destination Gotland
Destination Gotland is a Swedish ferry-line that run state-subsidiarised domestic ferries from Nynäshamn andOskarshamn to Visby on the island of Gotland. It is a wholly owned daughter company of Rederi AB Gotland...

. It was built by Fincantieri
Fincantieri
Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe...

, Italy
Italy
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 in 2006. It is used on Destination Gotland's routes Nynäshamn
Nynäshamn
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-Visby
Visby
-See also:* Battle of Visby* Gotland University College* List of governors of Gotland County-External links:* - Visby*...

 and Oskarshamn
Oskarshamn
Oskarshamn is a coastal city and the seat of Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 17,258 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The location of Oskarshamn was known as Döderhultsvik since the Medieval age...

-Visby. The ferry can carry up to 780 passengers and has a waterjet propulsion system that allows speeds up to 35 knots.

2009 Collision

On July 23, 2009 Gotlandia II and another Destination Gotland
Destination Gotland
Destination Gotland is a Swedish ferry-line that run state-subsidiarised domestic ferries from Nynäshamn andOskarshamn to Visby on the island of Gotland. It is a wholly owned daughter company of Rederi AB Gotland...

 ferry, , collided outside Nynäshamn
Nynäshamn
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. Gotlandia II received heavy damage to its superstructure and 5 people were rushed to a hospital. It was later announced that the ferry would be out of service for the rest of the season. Two days after the collision Gotlandia II sailed to Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...

, where it will be laid up until a shipyard that can take the ship in for repairs is found.
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