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February 17th 1973: Launched.
July 1973: Delivered to Belgian Maritime Transport Authority, or RMT. Although representing a tremendous advance on the previous ferries, the vessel’s fixed mezzanine decks along her side alleys limited the number of lorries she could carry and she was not nearly as successful as her sister which was built with folding mezzanine decks.
July 15th 1973: Commenced service between Ostend - Dover.
Roy Thornton Collection
June 30th 1976: A fire broke out on board the ship as she was about to leave Ostend. It was quickly extinguished and she continued in service.
May 6th 1985 - October 1st 1985: Chartered to Sealink UK Ltd. Operated between Weymouth - Cherbourg.
Roy Thornton Collection
June 26th 1985: As a result of a bomb hoax aimed at the EARL GODWIN, the vessel was given a precautionary search when arriving back from Cherbourg. Resumed sailings the following day.
August 20th 1985: Trimmed 20 minutes off the previous fastest crossing, 3 hours 29 minutes, (1910 by IBEX, 3 hours 49 minutes from breakwater to breakwater ) between Cherbourg - Weymouth
October 25th 1985: An agreement with Townsend Thoresen (The European Ferries Group) was successfully concluded and completely excluded Sealink UK Ltd.
May 22nd 1986 - June 22nd 1986: Chartered to B&I Line, Dublin, Ireland. Operated between Fishguard - Rosslare
1986: Returned to Ostend - Dover as relief ship, making several more sailings.
September 25th 1986: Final crossing for RMT
then laid up pending disposal. November 14th 1986: Sold to Navigazione Arcipelago Maddalenino Spa, Naples, Italy and rebuilt at the RMT dock, at Ostend.
December 4th 1986: Arrived Spezia, Italy. Renamed MOBY LOVE.
 
Roy Thornton Collection
1986: Introduced by Navarma Lines between La Spezia - Livorno - Bastia.
May 22nd 1993 - May 23rd 1993: Operated between Piombino - Portoferraio carrying passengers for the Giro d'Italia (Italian equivalent of the Tours De France).
1993: Sold to Ventouris Sea Line (C. Ventouris' Sons Cyclades Coastlines) Piraeus, Greece and renamed PANAGIA TINOU 2.
Roy Thornton Collection
1993: Commenced service between Piraeus - Paros - Naxos - Ios - Santorini.
1995: When her operators collapsed in 1995 she was retained in operation that summer on the orders of her mortgagees but spent much of the following year laid-up in Piraeus before sale.
August 1996: Sold to Agapitos Express Ferries by whom she was renamed EXPRESS ATHINA and transferred to Rafina.
Roy Thornton Collection
August 25th 1996: Operated between Piraeus - and the Greek Islands. Although Agapitos Express Ferries were taken over into Hellas Ferries her name and route have not altered.
© Ton Grootenboer
November 8th 1999: Sold to Minoan Flying Dolphins, Piraeus, operating Hellas ferry traffic
 
Roy Thornton Collection (left) and © Ton Grootenboer (right)
December 2004: Operated between Rafina - Andros - Tinos - Mykonos.
 
© Andreas Wörteler
January 2005: Transferred to
the newly renamed Hellenic Seaways, Greece.
November 2005: Laid up.
June 2006: Returned to service.
 
© Aleksi Lindstrom (left) and ©Andreas Wörteler (right)
December 2006: Laid up.
January 9th 2007 - February 28th 2007: Chartered to Strintzis Ferries. Operated between Kilini - Poros.
March 4th 2007: Laid up in Piraeus.
March 25th 2005: Sold to Saos Ferries, Greece. To be renamed to EXPRESS LIMNOS and introduced between Lavrio-Limnos-Kavala and on Thessaloniki-Limnos-Mytilini service.
 
© Aleksi Lindstrom
May 8th 2007: Renamed EXPRESS LIMNOS.
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