F/B EPTANISOS

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Ship	Eptanisos (1984) ΕΠΤΑΝΗΣΟΣ	Building Spec.	1965 at Alstom yards, Leroux, France, N° E23
Call Sign		IMO Number	6508157
GRT	3.433	DWT	668
Dimensions	104,9 x 17 x 4,2	Engines	2 Pielstick, 9.045 kW
Speed	18 knots	Passengers	1.500
Beds	50	Cars	200
Lane Metres		Sister ships	Delos (scrapped in 1997)
Registry Port	Piraeus	Flag	Greek
Former Names/Own.	Valencay – Sealink S.N.C.F. 1965-84
New Names/Owners	Pollux – Ventouris Ferries 2000-03 Scrapped at Alang in 2003 as Nisma.
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Former a Channel ferry in service for Sealink, she arrives in Greece in 1985, soon joined by her former sister “Delos”, belonged first to Agapitos Lines. First used both on Cephalonia routes and Cyclades (Rafina - Andros - Tinos - Myconos), when the old “Kefalinia” was sold at the beginning of the ninieties was put on the route Patras - Sami (Cephalonia) - Vathi (Ithaca). With the arrival of the new “Kefalonia” in 1995 was put on the routes departing from Killini to Poros and Argostoli (Cephalonia). On her last years before the scrap, from 2000 to 2003, operated for Ventouris Ferries with the name “Pollux”.

SEALINK M/N Valencay, Photo from Pieter Inpijn’s collection

SEALINK M/N Valencay, photo from Pieter Inpijn’s collection

Photo by courtesy of EFOPLISTIS magazine

VENTOURIS FERRIES F/B Pollux photo © Frank Lose

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