2,214 grt; 605 dwt; 80 passengers. Operator: Dry Cargo Shipping Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. Built 1960 by Sölvesborg Varv AB, Sölvesborg, Sweden and completed by Aalborg Værft A/S, Aalborg, Denmark. Yard no: 55. Propulsion: twin-screw with 2 x six-cylinder, two-stroke Nohab Polar MN16-S of 3,200 bhp (total) at 250 rpm. Speed: 16.5 knots
Built for Ab Svenska Öresund, Malmö, Sweden as 1,200-passenger/80-car ferry ÖRESUND (Swedish flag) or service Malmö-Copenhagen. 1981-sold to Ångfartygs Ab Saltsjön-Mälaren, Stockholm, converted to cruise ship LINDBLAD POLARIS (Swedish flag). 1986-POLARIS (as photo). 2008-NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC POLARIS (Ecuador flag). 2010-to unknown breakers.