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Sad anniversary – 25 years from the sinking of the ship Aurora Niksa Duper/Hanza Media

Sad anniversary – 25 years from the sinking of the ship Aurora

Written by  May 06, 2017

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the sinking of the ship "Aurora" in port of Gruz wreaths were lowered into the sea, as a tribute to all those that died in the accident.

Ten people lost their lives, including three underage children. The accident happened near the port of Gruz on May 6th 1992, at 4:43 pm and is the biggest maritime tragedy in the recent Dubrovnik history. Two passenger ships crashed – Ilirija ferry and ship Aurora. During this tragedy 18 people were injured and 10 passed away.

Crash happened as they sailed into the port of Gruz: Ilirija came from Rijeka and Aurora from then occupied Cavtat.

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