Mv Ammari

ex Brabant, Argo Hellas, Argo, Norcove, Aries, Saga Aris, Sally Euroway, Euroway, Landi, Eurolandia, Patricia Del Mar.

 
  
 Andreas Wörteler Collection

Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1976 by Krogerwerft GmbH, Rendsburg, Germany (Yard no 1391) for Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Sons, Bremen, Germany, as a passenger and commercial vehicle ferry. Launched June 19th, 1976.

 
 
 
 

Technical Data

 
    
 

Length

127.20m (overall)

 
 

Breadth of Hull

19.98m (extreme)

 
 

Draught

6.53m (maximum)

 
 

Tonnage

9,079 gross, 2,778 net, 5,485 deadweight

 
 

Engines

Two Stork-Wartsila 16 SW 280 diesels after refit

 
 

Power

8824 kW

 
 

Speed

19.5 knots

 
 

Capacity

30 passengers 94 commercial trailers

 
 

Call Sign

ICFG

 
 

MMSI Number

247253600

 
 

IMO Number

7501613

 
 

Registry

Italy 

 
   

 

History

 
   

 

December 12th 1975: Keel laid.

June 19th 1976: Launched

September 1976: Completed.

September 29th 1976: Delivered to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Sohne, Bremen, Germany.

1977: Chartered to Fred Olsen A/S, Oslo, Norway. Renamed BRABANT. Operated between Oslo - Hamburg - Felixstowe.

August 1st 1977 - August 1st 1978: Chartered to Tor Line Ab, Göthenburg.


Andreas Wörteler Collection


November 7th 1978 - November 13th 1978: Chartered to North Sea Ferries B.V. Rozenburg. Operated between Europoort - Ipswich.

November 13th 1978 - November 17th 1978: Operated between Rotterdam - Hull.

1978: Chartered to Soutos Hellas Ferry Services Co. Ltd., Volos, Greece. Renamed ARGO HELLAS. Operated between Volos - Tartous/ Lattakia.

1980: Charter completed and renamed ARGO.


© Jürgen Stein


1980: Chartered to Sessan Linjen, operating between Göthenburg - Travemünde.

April 1st 1981: Charter taken over by Stena Line, continuing Göthenburg - Travemünde.

May 4th 1985 - May 21st 1985: Operated between Frederikshavn - Moss.

December 31st 1985: Charter to Stena Line completed.

January 6th 1986 - January 20th 1989: Chartered to North Sea Ferries. Operated between Europoort - Ipswich.


 © Ken Larwood


January 20th 1989: Chartered to North Sea Ferries. Operated between Europoort - Ipswich.

1989: Chartered to Olau Line(U.K.)Ltd., Hamburg, Germany. Operated between Vlissingen - Sheerness.


© Ted Ingham


May 1990: Chartered to P&O European Ferries Ltd., Dover, England. Operated between Dover - Zeebrugge.


 

 Dover 1990 © Marconista (left) and August 1990 @ Zeebrugge © Andreas Wörteler (right)


January 20th 1989: Chartered to North Sea Ferries. Operated between Europoort - Ipswich.

May 6th 1991 - September 30th 1991: Chartered to North Sea Ferries. Operated between Europoort - Hull.


August 1991 @ Rotterdam © Andreas Wörteler


October 13th 1991: Registered to Albiero Shipping Co., Limassol, Cyprus. Renamed NORCOVE. Chartered to North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg. Operated between Rotterdam - Hull.


  

 © Ton Grootenboer (left) and © Derek Sands (right)


January 16th 1994: Operated between Hull - Zeebrugge.

March 7th 1994: Charter to North Sea Ferries completed.

March 15th 1994: Registered to P/R Adler Söhne, Limassol, Cyprus. Renamed ARIES. Chartered to TT-Line, Hamburg, Germany. Operated between Travemünde - Trelleborg.


Andreas Wörteler Collection


July 1994: Re-engined at Bremer Vulkan, Bremen.

August 11th 1994: Left builders yard and registered to Landi Shipping Co. Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus. Renamed SAGA ARIS.


18/12/1994 @ Travemunde © Andreas Wörteler


August 1994: Chartered to TT-Line, Hamburg, Germany. Operated between Travemünde - Trelleborg.

April 26th 1995: Charter to TT-Line completed . Chartered to Sally U.K. Ltd., Ramsgate.

April 28th 1995: Renamed SALLY EUROWAY at Dartford.

April 29th 1995: Operated between Vlissingen - Dartford.


18/06/1995 @ Vlissingen © Andreas Wörteler


January 1996 - May 18th 1996: Chartered to Dart Line and continued Vlissingen - Dartford.

May 19th 1996: Operated services for Sally Line between Ramsgate - Ostend.

July 8th 1996 - July 17th 1996: Operated between Ramsgate - Dunkerque.

August 1996: Operated between Ramsgate - Ostend.


25/08/1996 Laid-up @ Dunkerque © Andreas Wörteler


January 22nd 1997: Renamed EUROWAY.


13/04/1998 © Andreas Wörteler


December 20th 1998: Charter completed after the service ended.

November 1998: Renamed LANDI.

November 26th 1998 - December 17th 1998: Chartered to P&O North Sea Ferries, Rozenburg. Operated between Zeebrugge - Hull.

January 1999: Laid up in Rotterdam.

August 1999 - September 1999: Chartered to Color Line A/S, Oslo. Operated between Oslo - Kiel.

September 1999 - December 5th 1999: Laid up in Cuxhaven.


September 1999 @ Cuxhaven © Christian Eckardt


December 1999: Operated for UECC, England.

December 1999 - April 2000: Laid up in Cuxhaven.

April 2000: Chartered to PanAdriatic, Italy, renamed EUROLANDIA. Re-flagged to Portugal.

May 11th 2000: Left Rotterdam for Mediterranean.

May 2000: Operated between Naples - Catania, Sicily.


15/06/2000 @ Naples © Andreas Wörteler


2000: Laid up at Limassol, Cyprus.

March 21st 2002: Sold to Tramp S.L. Las Palmas, Spain. Renamed PATRICIA DEL MAR. Operated between Barcelona - Palma.

June 13th 2005: Owner recorded as being Lerma Sorel, Palma de Mallorca, under Iscomar management


© Christoph Podlouky


June 2004: Operated between Valencia - Palma.

June 25th 2005: Operated between Valencia - Mahon.


02/07/2006 © Carlos Poveda


July 2007: Sold to Ustica Lines, Trapani and was renamed AMMARI. Laid up at Trapani.

October 2010: In service for Ustica Lines between Catania and Corigliano Calabro.

 

 

  
 
 
 

All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions found. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Christian Eckardt, Ton Grootenboer, Ted Ingham, Christoph Podlouky, Carlos Poveda, Derek Sands, Andreas Wörteler, Ken Larwood, Marconista and Jürgen Stein for their assistance in compiling this feature.

 
 
 

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