2008
On 31 January 2008, the Riverdance a RORO ferry in service on the Irish Sea, was travelling from Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland to Heysham when it ran into trouble at about 19:30. A total of twenty three people were airlifted from the ferry, which ran aground on the beach at Anchorsholme, Cleveleys, opposite Anchorsholme Lane at about 22:50. The ship was beached very close to the remains of the Abana. On 1 February a 400 metre exclusion zone was placed around the stricken ferry and it was revealed that the ferry could be stranded on the beach for some time before salvage teams could remove her. The ship suffered further structural damage during storms on 12 March, and it was announced on 10 April that all attempts to refloat her had been abandoned and that she was to be scrapped on site.
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