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Ro/Ro ACACIA (2006-07)
Ro/Ro ACACIA
Photo ©
Apostolos Kaknis, Perama, 10/03/07 #6916
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Ship |
Acacia (2006) |
Building Spec. |
Framnæs Mekaniske Verksted, Sandefjord, Norway,
1974 – N°182 |
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Call Sign |
J8B3358 |
IMO Number |
7369039 |
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GRT |
13.436 |
DWT |
9.641 |
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Dimensions |
163,49 x 21,06 x 7,1 |
Engines |
2 Lindholmens – Pielstick 12c, 8.825 kW |
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Speed |
18
knots |
Passengers |
12 |
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Beds |
12 |
Cars |
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Lane Metres |
1.300 |
Sister ships |
Aegean Star
(† 2013) Archagelos († 2012) Assi Euro Link (sunk in 2003) Filippos
(† 2013) Stora Korsnäs Link I (sunk in
1991) Strada
Gigante († 2012) Strada
Gothica († 2012) Taxiarchis Ulusoy
6 († 2014) |
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Registry Port |
Kingstown |
Flag |
St.
Vincent & Grenadines |
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Former Names/Own. |
Tor
Finlandia – Tor Line 1974-1980 Tor Finlandia – Rederi AB Salenia 1980-03/1984 Chartered to Fred.
Olsen 1981-01/1982 Chartered to Bore
Line 01/1982-03/1982 Chartered to Fred.
Olsen 03/1982-1983 Chartered to Bore
Line 05/1983-03/1984 Baltic Wasa – Salen Dry Cargo
03/1984-12/1984 Chartered to Fred.
Olsen 03/1984-12/1984 Baltic Wasa – Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken 12/1984 Ocean Link
– Romulus Ltd 12/1984-1990 Chartered to Grimaldi
Siosa 1984-87 Chartered to Transfennica 1987 Chartered to Sea-Link
1990 Ocean Link
– Sea-Link 1990-06/1992 Assi Scan Link – Oosterems BV 06/1992-11/2004 Acacia – Gorthon / Rederi AB
Transatlantic 11/2004-07/2006 |
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New Names/Owners |
Chartered to Anek Cargo 07/06-08/06 Aegean Sky – Aegean
Cargo 2007-10 Chartered to DFDS Tor Line 10/2007-10/2008 Chartered to Emroll 11/2009 Scrapped at Alang on
September 2010 as “Aegean Sky”. |
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Line |
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Another one of the long Framnæs ro/ro
series, started her commercial sailings in 1974 for Tor Line; the good project
and quality of these ferries is testified both by the number of sisters
produced and by the great flexibility of the ferries, which were once lenghtened by about 50 metres. This ferry was also lenghtened by Tor Line in 1977, where the Vlissingen
Shipyards added 26,7 metres to the original hull. As long as it’s common to
this type of ferries, her career was divided between a great number of
operators, including Fred. Olsen
, Bore Line, Grimaldi and Sea-Link. After some years as the “Assi Scan Link” was
sold to Gorthon’s company Rederi
AB Transatlantic, engaged in sea crossings linking the two sides of Atlantic
Ocean. Sold in 2006 to Aegean Cargo after the arrival in the Swedish fleet of
the new “Transpaper”, was immediately reflagged to
St. Vincent & Grenadines without changing her name, joining the fleet
without an “Aegean” prefix. Soon chartered to Anek
Cargo to deploy Venice cargo services, was then chartered out to Greece to various
operators for different services; once during a trip to Barcelona on 21/12/06
she grouded damaging her hull and having a very bad
list. After joining the Spanish port avoiding the concrete risk of a sinking,
was repaired and re-entered service. The bad luck of this ship anyway continued
with a grounding at Nissyros island on 5th
March 2007, where the port side propeller was damaged. Finally renamed as
“Aegean Sky” on September 2007, was then chartered to Baltic Sea for a year;
returned to Greece, was scrapped in September 2010.
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Rotterdam, 01/06/1976 |
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Paul Morgan |
TOR LINE – Tor
Finlandia (1974-1977)
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Hamburg, 1977 |
Immingham, 02/10/1978 |
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Joerg Seyler |
Paul Morgan |
TOR LINE – Tor Finlandia (1977-1980)
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Immingham, 11/08/1983 |
Immingham, 25/08/1983 |
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Paul Morgan |
Paul Morgan |
REDERI
AB SALENIA – Tor Finlandia (1980-1984)
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Rotterdam, 01/10/1994 |
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Paul Morgan |
SALEN DRY CARGO – Baltic Wasa
(1984)
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London, 03/02/1992 |
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Robert J. Smith |
SEA-LINK – Ocean Link (1990-1992)
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Pitea, 01/06/1992 |
Immingham, 25/08/1983 |
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Paul Morgan |
Paul Morgan |
WAGENBORG SHIPPING – Assi
Scan Link (1992-2004)
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Drapetsona, 11/09/2006 |
Drapetsona, 13/10/2006 |
Drapetsona, 14/10/2006 |
Drapetsona, 10/03/2007 |
Drapetsona, 10/03/2007 |
Drapetsona, 29/08/2007 |
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Apostolos Kaknis |
Apostolos Kaknis |
Apostolos Kaknis |
Apostolos Kaknis |
Apostolos Kaknis |
Michele Lulurgas |
AEGEAN
CARGO – Acacia (2006-2007)
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Keratsini, 10/10/2007 |
Drapetsona, 09/11/2009 |
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Apostolos Kaknis |
Apostolos Kaknis |
AEGEAN
CARGO – Aegean Sky (2007-2010)