Netflix viewers have been left ‘in tears’ watching a new drama series about a ferry disaster that left 56 people dead.

In the middle of the night on January 14, 1993, the passenger ship MS Jan Heweliusz was crossing the Baltic Sea, en route from Świnoujście, Poland, to Ystad, Sweden.

It was carrying 36 passengers, 29 crew members, 28 trucks, and 10 rail cars.

Within a few hours of the vessel embarking on its journey weather conditions due to Storm Verena, which was sweeping the Baltic Sea, saw wind speeds reach 160 km/h and waves hit heights of five metres.

With the ship struggling to stabilise, the crew reduced its speed. However this had dire consequences, with hurricane-force winds striking the ship and causing it to list.

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