Holiday Travel Chaos as Engine Failure Grounds Croatia’s Biggest Ferry – Dubrovnik-Bari Route Cancelled Until Further Notice
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The international ferry connection between Dubrovnik and Bari, operated by the Croatian Jadrolinija with the ferry Dalmacija, has been suspended due to an engine failure.
Due to a failure in the main engine of the ferry Dalmacija, Jadrolinija's international connection between Dubrovnik and the Italian seaside town of Bari has been suspended until further notice, the Croatian state-owned shipping company announced. The ferry Dalmacija is the largest ship in their fleet.
Holiday Travel Chaos as Engine Failure Grounds Croatia’s Biggest Ferry – Dubrovnik-Bari Route Cancelled Until Further Notice
Holidaymakers travelling between Croatia and Italy have been hit by major disruption after a serious technical problem grounded Dalmacija, the biggest vessel in Jadrolinija’s fleet. The international Dubrovnik-Bari ferry service has been suspended, with Monday’s scheduled 11 a.m. departure from Dubrovnik cancelled. And the timing could hardly be worse. The breakdown comes right in the middle of the peak August tourist season and around Italy’s h…
At the peak of the summer season, the Dalmacija ferry, considered the largest in the fleet of the state-owned shipping company Jadrolinija, broke down. Due to a serious engine failure, the ferry will not operate for an extended period of time, and as a result, all ferry lines between Croatia and Italy have been canceled until further notice, reports tportal.
It is the largest ship in the fleet, with a capacity of 1,800 people and 350 cars, built in 1993 in Norway and renovated in 2014 for around 30 million euros.
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