MV Straitsman (1972)
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MV Straitsman (1972)
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The Straitsman was a Bass Strait 720-ton roll-on/roll-off ferry livestock carrier. Built by NQEA, Cairns for RH Houfe & Co, it was launched on 29 January 1972. It was built to operate between Melbourne, King Island and Stanley. After RH Houfe & Co ran into financial difficulties, in 1973 the ship was purchased by the Tasmanian Transport Commission. On 23 March 1974, it capsized and sank in the Yarra River, Melbourne while approaching its berth with its vehicle door partly open, with the loss of
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