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GELTING NORD, autumn 1981 in the Faaborg Fjord.
_UPDATE 09/03/2005: new scan of the photo_
The ship has an interesting history (look at the comment)
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1970: built at the Meyer-Werft, Papenburg (D) as APOLLO for Viking Line (Rederi AB Slite), sailed between Sweden and Finland
03/1976: sold to Olau Line, renamed OLAU KENT, route Vlissingen (NL) - Sheerness (GB)
11/1980: sold to Nordisk Færgefart, renamed GELTING NORD, route Faaborg - Gelting just in 1981
05/1982-01/1984: route Hundested (DK) - Sandefjord (N)
04/1984: chartered to Brittany Ferries, renamed BENODET, route Plymouth (GB) - Roskoff (F)
03/85: cartered to Channel Island Ferries, renamed CORBIERE, route Plymouth - Guernsey - Jersey
1989-09/1991: chartered to Truckline Ferries and British Channel Island Ferries, routes between GB and France
08/1990: sold to the finnish Eckerö Linjen
10/1991: chartered from Estonian New Line, later Tallink, route Tallin (EST) - Helsinki (FIN)
01/1995: renamed again "APOLLO"! Route Helsinki - Tallin for Eestin Linjat, later for Eckerö Linjen
1998: layed up (some short charters)
01/03/1999: She returned in charter to Nordisk Færgefart A/S, Faaborg/DK. Sailed between Bagenkop (DK) and Kiel (D) until 30/06/1999 when the service was stopped due to the ending of duty-free-sales in the EU which was the financial main-source of the route.
01/2000: sold to Labrador Marine Inc, St John, New Foundland, Canada. Here she is still in service for Woodward Group. [has somebody some current photos??? please tell me!]
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