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GELTING NORD - IMO 7006314

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Photographer:
Tim Vogel [ View profile ]
Captured:
Oct 1, 1981
Location:
Faaborg, Denmark
Photo Category:
Ferries
Added:
Mar 9, 2005
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Image Resolution:
1,372 x 970

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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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Current name:
APOLLO

Former name(s):

 -  Corbiere (Until 1991 Nov)

 -  Benodet (Until 1985)

 -  Gelting Nord (Until 1984)

 -  Olau Kent (Until 1980)

 -  Apollo (Until 1976)

Current flag:
Canada
Home port:
St.john's
Vessel Type:
Ro-ro/passenger Ship
Gross tonnage:
6,609 tons
Summer DWT:
1,100 tons

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Rik

1 photos

BRIAN FISHER

1 photos

simonwp

4 photos

Tim Vogel

5 photos

Patrick Hill

1 photos

Dean Porter

9 photos

Eerik Laine

3 photos

Tony Garner

3 photos

Bugs

1 photos

Marc Boucher

3 photos

Ingvar

1 photos

Robbie Shaw

3 photos

Ben Mugford

2 photos

Dave Leyden

4 photos

wes pretty

2 photos

Godra

1 photos

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Here is APOLLO's versatile history through whole Northern Europe and at last to Canada:

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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2 fotos uploaded today, foto date march 21, 2009

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