No - I guess the last modern ship I saw that was pretty was a J Lauritzen reefer anchored by my ship in Gatun Lake, mid-Nineties. She was obviously fairly new, yet had sheer, sticks, and a pretty superstructure. Typical JL buff house, reddish hull. Really stuck in my memory, as she was so out of the ordinary.
The M/F Vargsund operates the route from Klokkarøy to Kjerringholmen, linking the two islands of Kvaløya and Seiland in the Hammerfest municipality. Photo: Kurt Ivar Amundsen / Finnmark county administration
She is serveing on one of the most weather prone ferry routes in Norway, Bodø - Værøy - Røst - Moskenes since new.
Soon to be replaced by new Hydgrogen and bio-fuel powered ferries:
The 87-year-old MV BARIMA capsized in Atlantic waters on June 18 after it departed the capital, Georgetown, en route to Port Kaituma, an Indigenous community near Venezuela. Authorities have said they believe 179 passengers were aboard, but divers so far have found only 73 bodies, with another 76 people rescued. Text & Photo from Maasmond Newsclippings.
Anyone for a ferry today…
-Bali ferry fire
-Cyprus ferry sinks
-Philippines ferry fire
-Java Sea ferry overturns today
-Vanuata ferry sinks today,
(… and CalMac is still a bloody shambles!)
The world needs a Ferry Godmother!
