Today’s date: Scandinavian Star tragedy

Twenty-five years on, the mystery continues

The Copenhagen Post

Apr 7, 2015

On this day 25 years ago, a raging fire aboard the passenger liner ‘Scandinavian Star’ left 158 of the ship’s 482 passengers dead as it made its way from Oslo to Frederikshavn.

Despite several investigations into the purposely started fires, Scandinavia’s biggest crime mystery remains unsolved.

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