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MF Vis

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MF Vis in Dubrovnik
History
Denmark
NameMF Sydfyn
OwnerFærgefart Nordic
OperatorFærgefart Nordic
Port of registryDenmark
RouteGeltingFaaborg
BuilderFlensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft
Launched12 April 1965
Maiden voyage31 August 1965
Out of service1976
FateSold to Jadrolinija
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
NameMF Vis
OwnerJadrolinija
OperatorJadrolinija
Port of registrySocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
RouteSplitHvarVis
Maiden voyage1976
Out of service1991
FateTransferred under Croatian flag
Croatia
NameMF Vis
OwnerJadrolinija
OperatorJadrolinija
Port of registryCroatia
Route
Maiden voyage1991
Out of service2011
FateSold to Tuninha Transporte Maritimo
Cape Verde
NameMF Vicente
OwnerTuninha Transporte Maritimo
OperatorTuninha Transporte Maritimo
Port of registryCape Verde
Maiden voyage2011
Out of serviceJanuary 8, 2015
Identification
FateSunk on 8 January 2015[1]
General characteristics
Length187.0 ft (57.0 m)
Beam48.9 ft (14.90 m)
Draught10.8 ft (3.29 m)
Capacity500 passengers and 56 cars

The MF Vis is a passenger and vehicle ferry built in 1965 by the shipyards Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft of Flensburg. It was launched on 12 April 1965 and placed in service on August 31, 1965 as Sydfyn by Færgefart Nordic.

History

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The Sydfyn is a ferry built in 1965 by the shipyards Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft of Flensburg. It was launched on 12 April 1965 and placed in service on 31 August 1965 as Sydfyn by Færgefart Nordic between Gelting and Faaborg. It leave this itinerary only between 1 February and 10 March 1967, when it was operated by OP-Linien and used between Kastrup and Malmö.

On 11 April 1965, it was sold to Jadrolinija who renamed it Vis. During its career for the Jadrolinija, it ran on three itineraries, while starting between Split, Hvar and Vis. In 1991, it was transferred under Croatian but stayed on the same road. In 2000, Vis is replaced by Vela Luka on its way. Between 2004 and 2011, it made a link between Dubrovnik and Sobra.

In March 2011, it was sold to Tuninha Transporte Maritimo and became Vicente. Its career ended on 8 January 2015 around 8 pm, when it sank near São Filipe in unknown circumstances resulting in the deaths of 22 people.

References

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  1. ^ Voytenko, Mikhail. "Ferry Vicente sank off Fogo Island, Cape Verde, 22 missing." Maritime News, last modified 09 January 2015, https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/maritime-news/undefined/accidents/2024/7749/ferry-vicente-sank-off-fogo-island-cape-verde-22-missing.
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