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Ro/Ro AEGEAN SUN
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Ship |
Aegean Sun (2003) ΕΤΖΙΑΝ
ΣAN |
Building Spec. |
Kristiansands
Mekaniske Verksted, Kristiansand,
Norway, 1975 – N°222 |
Call Sign |
SZUB |
IMO
Number |
7383451 |
GRT |
10.171 |
DWT |
7.597 |
Dimensions |
137,55
x 20,6 x 7,17 |
Engines |
2 Pielstick 12PC2V, 8826 kW |
Speed |
18,5
knots |
Passengers |
12 |
Beds |
12 |
Cars |
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Lane Metres |
1.139 |
Sister ships |
Aegean Star († 2013) Assi Euro Link (sank in 2003) Filippos († 2013) Stora Korsnas Link I (sank in
1991) Strada
Gigante († 2012) Strada
Gothica († 2012) Taxiarchis Ulusoy
6 († 2014) |
Registry Port |
Piraeus |
Flag |
Greek |
Former Names/Own. |
Ordered by
Tor Line; not ufficially named “Tor Caledonia” 1975 Fichtelberg – Veb Deutfracht
Seerederei 1975-06/1990 Fichtelberg – Deutsche Seerederei GmbH 06/1990-09/1991 Spirit of Dublin – Dublin Ferry 09/1991-08/1992
(charter) Fichtelberg – Deutsche Seerederei GmbH 08/1992-11/1992 Norcliff – North Sea Ferries 11/1992-10/1993
(charter) Fichtelberg – Deutsche Seerederei GmbH 11/1993-12/1994 Chartered to DFDS
Seaways 1994 Dana Minerva – DFDS
Seaways 12/1994-09/1996
(charter) Dana
Minerva – Clare Shipping 09/1996-12/1996 Seahawk – Seahawk K/S 12/1996-05/2002 Chartered to Pandoro
01/1997 Chartered to Fred.
Olsen 07/1997-08/1997 Chartered to Pandoro
09/1997 Chartered to Lineas Suardiaz 02/1998-03/1998 Chartered to P&O
European Ferries 05/1998 Chartered to Lineas Suardiaz 10/1998 Cetam Victoriae – Cetam 05/2002-09/2002 (charter) Seahawk – Seahawk K/S 09/2002-11/2003 Chartered to E.S.CO.
Estonian Shipping Company 10/2002 Chartered to Cobelfret
2003 Chartered to Dart
Line 09/2003 |
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New Names/Owners |
Chartered to Anek Cargo 2004 Archagelos – Aegean
Cargo 03/2006-05/2012 Chartered to Nel Lines 2006 Chartered to Anek Cargo 2006-04/2012 Scrapped at Alang (India)
on May 2012. |
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Line |
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This ferry is the seventh of the series of
ten ro/ros built in Norway between 1971 and 1977, and the only one which wasn’t
built at Framnæs yards. In fact also the “Tor
Caledonia”, nowadays “Strada Gigante” was built in a different yard, the A/S
Fredriksstad Mekaniske Verksted, but was finished at Framnæs yard, so this is
the only ferry of the serie to have never seen the Sandefjord based yard.
Another fact is linking the ship to the actual “Strada Gigante”: the “Aegean
Sun” was to be named “Tor Caledonia”, having been ordered by Tor Line; anyway,
after the keel laying the ferry was sold to the Government of Eastern Germany,
being launched with the name “Fichtelberg” and registered in Rostock, which
that time was the main port of German Democratic Republic. Her first employment
was between Rostock and Havana, attempting this way to defeat the American
embargo against Cuba. In 1990, when Germany was again united, the ferry passed
under the ownership of the new Government of United Germany and started a long
serie of charters; in 1996 the ferry was sold to DFDS, which already held her
on charter since two years; later the ferry was sold to Seahawk K/S, which
renamed her as the “Seahawk”. On this period was chartered to Pandoro,
Suardiaz, P&O and Cetam, which renamed her as the “Cetam Victoriae” during
its charter period. After later spells under Cobelfret and Dart Line services,
was sold to Aegean Cargo, which renamed her “Aegean Sun”. Immediately chartered
out to Anek Cargo, was engaged on the ro-ro connections Patras – Bari and
Patras – Porto Marghera sailing on opposite days to the “Aegean Glory”; at the
end of the ANEK period the ferry was engaged on other minor charters to various
operators. During one of these charters to the British company Euromed, the
“Aegean Sun” had her spell of celebrity due to the mooring at Ammochostos Port
(Famagusta), on Northern side of Cyprus occupied by Turkey, which is strictly
forbidden to any ship flying the Greek flag. This violation caused many
problems both to the company and the Master of the ship, including a safety
inspection which led to a fee of over five millions
Euros. According to certain rumours, this fee was adopted as a warning for any
other Greek ferry which should enter a port of Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus, a state which is internationally recognised only by Turkey. After a
considerably long period of lay-up, the ferry was renamed “Archagelos” and
chartered to ANEK. Was scrapped at Alang in 2012.
Photo
Gallery
DSR LINE – Fichtelberg (1975-19??)
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DSR LINES – Fichtelberg (19??-19??)
DSR LINE – Fichtelberg (19??-19??)
DUBLIN FERRY – Spirit of Dublin (1991-1992)
NORTH SEA FERRIES – Norcliff
(1992-1993)
DFDS SEAWAYS – Fichtelberg (1994)
DFDS SEAWAYS – Dana Minerva (1994-1996)
SEAHAWK K/S – Seahawk (1999)
SEAHAWK K/S – Seahawk (2002-2004)
ANEK CARGO – Aegean Sun (2004)
ANEK CARGO – Aegean Sun (2004)
Perama dry dock, 31/05/2005 |
Drapetsona, 01/07/2005 |
Drapetsona, 05/08/2005 |
Apostolos Kaknis |
Apostolos Kaknis |
Michele Lulurgas |
AEGEAN
CARGO – Aegean Sun (2004-2005)
NEL LINES – Archagelos (2006)
ANEK CARGO – Archangelos (2006-2008)
ANEK CARGO – Archangelos (2008-2012)