THE “SILVIA ANA L“ WAS DELIVERED IN DECEMBER 1996 TO LOS CIPRECES FOR BUQUEBUS TRAFFIC BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND URUGUAY, SHE WAS REGISTERED IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, THEREFORE URUGUAYAN FLAG.
AFTER SOME EXPERIENCES IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND NORTHERN EUROPE, THE SHIP RETURNED TO THE RÍO DE LA PLATA AND BEGAN TO WORK ON THE FAST SPEED FERRY SERVICE FROM BUENOS AIRES TO MONTEVIDEO AND TO COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO, BOTH ON DE URUGUAYAN COAST.