F/B Elli T. - Piraeus

F/B ELLI T.

Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Patras, 11/11/2006 #4953

Ship	Elli T. (2006) ΕΛΛΗ Τ.	Building Spec.	Kochi Jukogyo, Kochi, Japan, 1976 – N° 870
Call Sign	9HUM5 (à11/06) SXEP (11/06à)	IMO Number	7432733
GRT	12.338	DWT	1.500
Dimensions	141,7 x 23,5 x 5,1	Engines	2 Kawasaki – MAN 14V49/54A, 11.768 kW
Speed	20,5 knots	Passengers	1.050
Beds	294	Cars	420
Lane Metres	650	Sister Ships
Registry Port	Valletta (à11/06) Piraeus (11/06à)	Flag	Maltese (à11/06) Greek (11/06à)
Former Names/Owners	Okudogo No 3 – Ehime Anshin Ferry 1976-98 Maria G – Med Link Lines 1998-04 Elli T – Endeavor Shipping 2004 Chartered to Maritime Way 2004-05
New Names/Owners
Line	Brindisi – Corfu – Igoumenitsa – Cephalonia – Patras

After 22 years of service between Kobe, Imabari and Matsuyama, in Japan, the “Okudogo No 3” was bought by Med Link Lines of Patras-based shipowner Georgios Giannatos, which deployed her on Patras – Brindisi line. Endeavor Lines bought the ferry on March 2004, starting the refit works in Piraeus area; anyway the company, which hadn’t any tradition as ferry operator, chartered out the ship to Maritime Way, starting service for the Italian company on June 2004. The charter agreement expired on first months of 2006 and, despite the opinion of anyone who thought that the charter agreement would have been renewed, Endeavor Lines announced that they intended to operate the “Elli T.” under their own colours. Another unexpected thing is the yard choden for the refit work, the Turkish yard of Tuzla; I can’t rate the Turkish refit overall, but their repainting work was particularly bad: the “Endeavor Lines” mark on sides is far worse than those painted on “Ionian Queen”, and the yellow-red lines on the funnels are painted without considering the funnels shape. The ferry started servicing the Brindisi – Corfu – Igoumenitsa – Cephalonia – Patras line on June 2007, advertised and sold by HML, gaining a good success.

EHIME ANSHIN FERRY F/B Okudogo 3 – Photo from Daniele Miglio’s collection

MED LINK LINES F/B Maria G – Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Patras, 24/12/00 #806

MED LINK LINES F/B Maria G – Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Patras #807

MARITIME WAY F/B Elli T. – Photo © Spiridon E. Zervos, Patras, 04/11/04 #1458

MARITIME WAY F/B Elli T. – Photo © George Giannakis, Patras, 08/04/06 #3729

Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Patras, 11/11/2006 #4954

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