Moby Niki

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Moby Niki
The Moby Niki in front of Portoferraio, August 2017
The Moby Niki in front of Portoferraio, August 2017
Ship data
flag ItalyItaly (trade flag) Italy
other ship names

Europafärjan III (1974–1983)
Corsica Serena II (1983–1999)
Corsica Serena Seconda (1999–2011)
European Voyager (2011–2016)

Ship type ferry
home port Naples
Shipping company Moby Lines
Shipyard Nobiskrug , Rendsburg
Build number 683
Keel laying October 24, 1973
Launch May 25, 1974
takeover September 6, 1974
Commissioning September 8, 1974
Whereabouts in motion
Ship dimensions and crew
length
118.7 m ( Lüa )
width 18.54 m
Draft Max. 4.85 m
measurement 9,089 GT
 
crew 50
Machine system
machine 4 × MAK-9M453AK diesel engines
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		9,415 kW (12,801 hp)
Top
speed 		21.5 kn (40 km / h)
propeller 2 ×
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers 1,200
Vehicle capacity 404 cars
Others
Registration
numbers 		IMO 7350090

The Moby Niki is a ferry of the Italian Moby Lines , which entered service in 1974 under the name Europafärjan III . It has been in use between Piombino and Portoferraio since October 2016 .

history

The Europafärjan III was laid down on October 24, 1973 under the construction number 683 at Nobiskrug in Rendsburg and was launched on May 25, 1974. After the takeover by the shipping company Lion Ferry on September 6, 1974, the ship was put into service on September 8 on the route from Varberg to Grenaa .

On September 19, the Europafärjan III was damaged by one of its propellers and had to be put in a dry dock for repairs. On December 10th of the same year she ran aground off Grenaa and was stuck there for a day. In August 1982 the ship moved to Varberg – Grenå Linjen, a subsidiary of Stena Line .

As Corsica Serena Seconda in November 2011

In April 1983, the Europafärjan III became the property of Corsica Ferries , who renamed it Corsica Serena II . In May 1983 the ship started the ferry service between La Spezia and Bastia . In October 1999 it was renamed Corsica Serena Seconda .

In 2001 the Corsica Serena Seconda received new stabilizers during a renovation. After nine more years in service to Corsica Ferries, the ship was in September 2010 in Vado Ligure issued and offered for sale. In May 2011 it went to Almada Shipping Ltd. under the name European Voyager . and was in service from July 2011 between Brindisi and Vlora . In June 2012 it was also used on the route from Bari to Durrës .

In October 2016, the European Voyager went to the Italian Moby Lines and was renamed Moby Niki after a renovation . It has been used on the route from Piombino to Portoferraio ever since.

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