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MS Athina B
Merchant ship
The Athina B was a merchant ship. On 21 January 1980 she suffered engine failure in bad weather and beached at the English seaside resort of Brighton, to the east of the town's Palace Pier. The ship was a temporary tourist attraction, with the Volk's Electric Railway opening out of season to serve the large number of sightseers.[1] The anchor of the ship is on display on Brighton seafront.[2][3] A restaurant in Brighton bears the name of the ship[4] and a painting of Athena B by Dennis Roxby Bott is in Brighton Museum.[5]