More than 130 people died when the MV Princess Victoria sank as it headed from Stranraer to Larne.
Fewer than 50 of them would live through the day's terrible events.The loss was felt deeply in both countries with the crew being split about half and half between Scotland and Northern Ireland.The Galloway News described it at the time as "one of the most tragic chapters" in the area's history."The storm which sent the Victoria to her doom was the worst ever experienced around our shores," it reported.
The Scottish ceremony will include a minute's silence, laying of wreaths and a commemorative tree-planting. The convenor of Dumfries and Galloway Council, Stephen Thomson, said the loss of the MV Princess Victoria was still felt in communities across the region to this day. "The new exhibition and remembrance tree will raise awareness and allow us to continue to reflect on this loss."A memorial also stands in Larne in honour of the victims of the tragedy
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