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1373:"Italian pledge on anti-Mafia force"
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150:Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (1952-79)
132:Valgas Trading (Vanuatu) (1990-1993)
1336:Pinna, Alberto (1 September 1992).
1226:"Inquiry into loss of Glasgow ship"
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1160:The Bergen to Stavanger "Nattrute"
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585:industry.
579:Greenpeace
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666:Oslofjord
616:Built by
607:Stavanger
599:North Sea
575:the Mafia
559:North Sea
289:Completed
258:(1957-74)
256:Stavanger
165:(1989-90)
163:StarLauro
114:(1952-77)
93:(1989-90)
87:(1987-89)
81:(1985-88)
79:Albatross
75:(1984-85)
69:(1981-84)
67:Albatross
63:(1979-81)
57:(1952-79)
36:Haugesund
1381:Archived
1358:English
1300:English
1296:Archived
1164:Archived
987:English
935:For the
886:s hulk.
864:In 2001
744:Hebrides
674:SS Narva
503:11 decks
281:Launched
145:Operator
34:passing
1257:8 April
876:vessel
854:Ravenna
846:Pianosa
844:and at
834:Vanuatu
806:Florida
751:Piraeus
706:Narva's
694:Narva's
530:Parsons
511:13,000
492:Draught
450:Tonnage
336:5205253
334::
319:2000-02
316:1992-98
310:1974-84
263:Builder
44:History
1186:part 3
1182:part 2
1104:
870:Aliağa
860:Demise
838:Rijeka
824:Venice
819:Amalfi
814:Venice
810:Brazil
767:Alegro
761:Perama
698:Leda's
647:Leda's
603:Bergen
476:Length
466:1,970
252:Bergen
91:Amalfi
73:Alegro
1251:(PDF)
915:Nalja
890:Notes
842:Genoa
739:Najla
686:Narva
682:Narva
569:at a
542:Speed
500:Decks
240:Route
106:Owner
61:Najla
1455:Leda
1439:Leda
1419:2009
1389:2009
1354:2009
1273:link
1259:2015
1238:2013
1219:2013
1188:, "
1102:ISBN
1062:2019
1048:Leda
1024:2009
983:2009
808:and
718:Leda
702:Leda
690:Leda
678:Leda
670:Leda
655:stem
638:Vega
634:Leda
620:for
609:and
595:Leda
554:Leda
528:Two
484:Beam
426:Type
413:Fate
313:1989
300:1953
250:) -
55:Leda
49:Name
32:Leda
632:.
593:TS
552:TS
513:SHP
468:DWT
461:GRT
457:GRT
30:TS
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