MSC Opera
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MSC Opera is a cruise ship
Cruise ship
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built in 2004 and currently operated by MSC Cruises. She served as the flagship
Flagship
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of the company until MSC Musica
MSC Musica
The MS MSC Musica is a cruise ship built in 2006 and currently operated by MSC Cruises. She can accommodate 2,550 passengers in 1,275 cabins...
entered service in 2006. She can accommodate 2,055 passengers in 856 cabins, and host a crew complement of approximately 740.
Incidents and accidents
On Saturday, 14 May 2011, MSC Opera suffered engine failure in the Baltic SeaBaltic Sea
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, and was towed to the port of Nynäshamn south of Stockholm
Stockholm
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where the passengers were transferred to smaller passenger boats. Around 1700 passengers were to be flown home from Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
during the day. The ship was without power after the engine failure on Saturday and internet reports say bathrooms were inoperable, causing sanitation issues. Passengers were given a voucher to cover the cost of the cruise.
On 17 May 2011, MSC Opera departed Nynäshamn
Nynäshamn
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en route to Gdynia
Gdynia
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, with a next day expected port call at 21:00 (UTC).