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The Moby Zaza is a ferry of the Moby Lines shipping company.
history
The ship was built in 1981/82 as the Olau Britannia , like its sister ship, the Olau Hollandia , at Werft AG Weser Seebeckwerft in Bremerhaven for Olau Line , a subsidiary of TT-Line .
1982–1990: Olau Britannia (Olau Line)
The ship was in use for Olau Line on the Vlissingen - Sheerness route from 1982 to 1990 . After the line's success, Olau Line ordered two larger ships for the route in 1988 and 1989 and in return traded the two old sister ships to Schichau Seebeckswerft.
In 1989 the Olau Britannia was sold to the shipping company Fred. Olsen Lines sold, but remained on the route between Vlissingen and Sheerness until the new Olau Britannia was delivered in May 1990.
1990: Bayard (Fred. Olsen Lines)
In 1990 the ship was renamed Bayard and rebuilt by Blohm & Voss . On June 21, 1990 the Bayard started the liner service between Hirtshals and Kristiansand . In winter it was used between Hirtshals and Oslo .
1990-2008: Christian IV (Color Line)
In December 1990 Color Line took over the ferry service from Fred. Olsen and renamed the ship Christian IV in January 1991 . It was initially used between Oslo and Hirtshals. In April 1994 the ship switched to the Hirtshals - Kristiansand route. In March 1995, the Christian IV was deployed between Kiel and Moss for a week . In 1999 and 2005 slight modifications were made at Fredericia Værft and Remontowa in Gdansk , for example the " Ducktail " was added in 2005 to improve the stability of the ship.
After the SuperSpeed 1 went into service in March 2008, the Christian IV was initially launched in Sandefjord and from April 2008 onwards was used as a replacement for the sold Peter Wessel on the Hirtshals - Larvik route.
On May 20, 2008, Color Line announced that the Christian IV would be sold to the shipping company Stella Naves Russia OY Ltd. for the equivalent of 13 million euros. was sold. With the sale of the ship, the restructuring of the fleet will be completed, so the Color Line.
In June 2008 it was replaced by the new SuperSpeed 2 on the Hirtshals - Larvik route and launched in Sandefjord from mid-June 2008 .
2008: Julia (Stella Lines)
In July 2008 the ship was handed over to the new owner and renamed Julia . From August 2008 it was used on the St. Petersburg - Helsinki route. From the beginning of October 2008, after the line was closed in Kotka , it was waiting for a new job or a new owner. The minimum price was not reached in two foreclosures. On April 4, 2009 it was announced that the Finnish bank, the current owner of Julia , had agreed to sell it to an Irish initiative that wanted to revive ferry services between Swansea and Cork .
2009–2011: Julia (Fastnet Line)
After the final approval of the creditors' meeting, the Julia was transferred to Ireland on September 16, 2009 and, after trial runs in Swansea, initially launched in Cork on September 25, 2009. Since March 1, 2010, the ship has been used for the Fastnet Line between Swansea and Cork.
In November 2011 the service was discontinued for cost reasons and the ship was sold in early 2012.
2012 to 2015: Wind Perfection (C-Bed)
The Dutch company C-Bed bought the ship on April 2, 2012 and had it converted into a residential ship. It was u. a. used in Hoofdorp as a residential ship for workers and an offshore support ship in offshore wind farms to be built.
Since 2015: Moby Zaza (Moby Lines)
The ship was sold to Moby Lines and renamed Moby Zaza in December 2015 . From June 2016 it served the Nice - Bastia route . On August 13, 2016, a fire broke out in the engine room in Nice, damaging the machinery.
In the course of the necessary replacement of the generators, the ship received four new Wärtsilä diesel engines, seawater cooling systems and a new exhaust and fuel system in 2017 .
The Moby Zaza is now operating on the Genoa- Bastia route.
From May 2020, the ship was rented by the Italian government to act as a quarantine ship for the boat migrants who, while trying to get to Europe, had previously been picked up by other ships such as the Ocean Viking as part of the sea rescue . The rescued are to be taken over and continue to receive medical care there in order to spend the quarantine period prescribed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c About the Julia , Fastnet Line. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ Campaign to bring back the ferry service between Cork and Swansea
- ^ A b Sean O'Riordan: Cork ferry embarks on new life as floating hotel , Irish Examiner, March 30, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ "Moby Zaza" repowered by Wärtsilä . In: Hansa , January 5, 2017
- ^ Wärtsilä updates power equipment on Moby Zaza. In: CruiseandFerry.net. Retrieved January 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Wärtsilä carries out fast and efficient repowering of Italian ferry Moby Zaza. In: www.wartsila.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Fabio Albanese: "La Moby Zazà a Lampedusa: a bordo per la quarantena altri 68 migranti" lastampa.it of May 18, 2020
- ^ Rescue ship "Ocean Viking": Italy lets refugees on quarantine ship. In: tagesschau.de. July 5, 2020, accessed July 5, 2020 .
Current ferries: Color Carrier | Color Fantasy | Color Hybrid | Color Magic | Color Viking | SuperSpeed 1 | SuperSpeed 2
Former ferries:
Bohus |
Christian IV |
Color Festival |
Color Traveler |
Color Viking |
Jupiter |
Crown Prince Harald |
Octagon 3 |
Peter Wessel |
Princess Ragnhild |
Silvia Ana L |
Skagen |
Venus