MV Agios Georgios (1972)
MV Agios Georgios, also known as MV Panagia Tinou, was a historic roll on roll off ferry launched in 1972 as MV Hengist. She was designed to operate across the English channel and served the Folkestone-Boulogne route until 1991. In 1987, she was beached as a result of the great storm of 1987.[1] She served with several operators before being sold to Vaggelis Ventouris in 2004 to serve the Greek islands.[2][3]
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Panagia Tinou sunk in Piraeus.
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History | |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | DCNS Arsenal de la Marine Shipyards |
Yard number | CF1 |
Launched | 29 April 1972 |
Completed | 1972 |
Acquired | 6 June 1972 |
Maiden voyage | 1972 |
In service | 16 June 1972 |
Out of service | 2015 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sunk in Piraeus in 2016, scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey in 2017. |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 5,590 GRT |
Length | 110m |
Draught | 11.23m |
Speed | 19.5 knots |
In April 2016, she sank while docked in Piraeus.[4] The ship was refloated in February 2017 and was scrapped in the same year.[5]
References
Media related to IMO 7205063 at Wikimedia Commons
- Williams, Rob (24 October 2013). "Worst weather since the Great Storm of 1987: UK to be blasted by hurricane-strength winds". The Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- Thornton, Nigel. "MV Hengist - Past and Present". Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- "FOLKESTONE: M.V.HENGIST". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- Leclere, Matt (26 April 2016). "Panagia Tinou sinking: Greek ferry and former Folkestone to Boulogne ship famously beached after Great Storm in 1987". Kent Online. KM Group. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- "Ferry to be scrapped in Turkey after refloating". Seanews. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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