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Sansovino

Photo © Dominik Wagner, Ancona, 30/04/2004

Ship	Sansovino (2004) Charter 06/04-08/04	Building Spec.	Fincantieri yards, Ancona, Italy, 1989 – N° 5865
Call Sign	ICYO	IMO Number	8705709
GRT	10.977	DWT	2.300
Dimensions	122x 19,4 x 5,31	Engines	2 Fiat-GMT A420 6H. 7.060 kW
Speed	15 knots, 17 knots max	Passengers	1.100
Beds	348 in 158 cabins	Cars	276
Lane Metres	400	Sister Ships	Laurana Palladio
Registry Port	Venice	Flag	Italian
Former Names/Own.	Sansovino - Adriatica Navigazione 1989-04 Chartered to Siremar* Sicilia Regionale Marittima 2003*
New Names/Own.	Sansovino - Tirrenia Navigazione (div.Adriatica) 2004-05 Sansovino - Siremar Sicilia Regionale Marittima 2005-07 Santa Maria I – G Lines 2007-10 Adriatica King – Panagiotopoulos 2010à
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The “Sansovino” is the second one of three near sisters built at Fincantieri yards of Palermo and Ancona between the end of 80’s and the beginning of 90’s for Adriatica di Navigazione of Italy. Specially designed to operate on Jugoslavia routes, the ferry was then employed almost everywhere on Adriatica services: Greece, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro sailing both from Ancona and Bari ports. After the massive reduction of Adriatica services the ferry became redundant, so she was due to charter market: the first time to Siremar, then on June 2004, to Adria Ferries. This time the “Sansovino” represented an enormous paradox which should be at least embarassing for the Adriatica management of that time: an Adriatica ferry, full chartered to the former Adriatica port agent, being employed on a route abandoned because of unprofitability, became incredibly profitable in the hands of a private operator. At the end of the charter, the vessel was back to Adriatica, which was absorbed by Tirrenia, then transferred to Tirrenia’s subsidiary Siremar, without being renamed. After three years spent between service periods and frequent lay-ups, the ferry was sold to the Greek Shipowner Gourdomichalis, which deployed the ferry between Italy (Bari) and Albania (Durres) as the “Santa Maria I”. Having been laid up for a big period, in 2010 was sold and renamed “Adriatica King”.

ADRIATICA DI NAVIGAZIONE F/B Sansovino – Foto © Daniele Alletto, Linosa #35

SIREMAR F/B Sansovino – Foto © Maria Cristina Margheri, Ancona, 02/04/05 #1628

G LINES F/B Santa Maria I just arrived in Greece – Photo © Apostolos Kaknis, Perama, 06/11/07 #7878

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