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{{Short description|1971 ferry}}
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| Ship caption = ''A Wind'' as ''Sea Wind''
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| Ship name = *''Svealand'' (1972–1984)
*''Saga Wind'' (1984–1989)
*''Sea Wind'' (1989–2022)
*''A Wind'' (2022–Present)
| Ship owner = *[[Linjebuss International AB]] (1972–1981)
*[[Johnson Line AB]] (1981–1982)
*[[Svenska Lastbils AB]] (1982–1983)
*[[Scandinavian Ferry Line AB]] (1983–1986)
*[[Swecarrier Rederi AB]] (1986–1992)
*[[Silja OY]] (1992–1993)
*[[Seawind Line AB]] (1993–2008)
*[[Tallink]] (2008–2022)
| Ship operator = *[[Stockholms Rederi AB]] / [[Trave Line]] (1972–1976)
*[[Saga Line]] (1976–1980)
*[[TT-Saga Line]] (1981)
*[[Johnson Line AB]] (1981–1982)
*[[Svenska Lastbils AB]] (1982–1983)
*[[Scandinavian Ferry Line AB]] (1983–1986)
*[[Swecarrier Rederi AB]] (1986–1989)
*[[Seawind Line]] (1989–1995)
*[[Sweferry]] (1995–2008)
*[[Tallink]] (2008–2022)
| Ship registry = *{{flag|Sweden|civil}}, [[Stockholm]] (1972–2015)
*{{flag|Estonia|civil}}, [[Tallinn]] (2015–2022)
*{{flag|Palau|civil}}, [[Ngerulmud]] (2022–2022)
*{{flag|Liberia|civil}}, [[Monrovia]] (2022–2022)
*{{flag|Cameroon|civil}}, [[Kribi]] (2022–Present)
| Ship route = *[[Helsingborg]]–[[Travemünde]] (1972–1981)
*[[Trelleborg]]–[[Travemünde]] (1981–1982, 1984–1989)
*[[Stockholm]]–[[Turku]] (1989–1995, 2008–2014)
*[[Stockholm]]–[[Långnäs]]–[[Turku]] (1995–2007)
*[[Vuosaari Harbour|Vuosaari]]–[[Muuga Harbour|Muuga]] (2014–2022)
*[[Port Kavkaz|Kavkaz]]–[[Karasu, Sakarya|Karasu]] (2022–Present)
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| Ship builder = Helsingør Skibsværft
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| Ship yard number = 397
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| Ship launched = 17 November 1971
| Ship completed = 11 March 1972
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| Ship in service = 17 March 1972
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| Ship identification = *[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]] SDNE (1971–2015)
*{{IMO|7128332}}
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| Ship status = In service
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| Ship tonnage = *{{GRT|3,987}}, {{NRT|1,312}}, {{DWT|4,166}} as built
*{{GT|13,893}}, {{NetT|4,168}} after 1st rebuild
*{{GT|15,587}}, {{NetT|4,843}},  {{DWT|4,010}} after 2nd rebuild
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| Ship length = *{{convert|118.01|m|ftin}} as built
*{{convert|154.41|m|ftin}} after rebuild
| Ship beam = *{{convert|21.01|m|ftin}} as built
*{{convert|22.00|m|ftin}} after rebuild
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| Ship draught = *{{convert|5.02|m|ftin}} as built
*{{convert|4.10|m|ftin}} after rebuild
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| Ship power = *4 × Ruston & Paxman 9 ATCK diesel engines, {{convert|7356|kW|hp}} (1972–84)
*4 × MaK 8M453 diesel engines, {{convert|7360|kW|hp}} (since 1984)
| Ship propulsion = Twin screw propellers
| Ship speed = {{convert|17|kn|lk=in}}
| Ship capacity = *36 passengers (as built)
*77 passengers (after first rebuild)
*220 passengers (after second rebuild)
*600 lane metres (as built)
*1,320 lane metres (after rebuild)
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'''MS ''A Wind''''' is a [[Ro-Ro]] and [[passenger ship]], which operated on the [[Vuosaari Harbour|Vuosaari]]–[[Muuga Harbour|Muuga]] route. The ship was built in 1972 Helsingørs Skipsværft dock in [[Helsingør]]. The vessel is registered under the [[Cameroon]] flag.

==Description==
As built, the ship was {{convert|118.01|m|ftin}} long, with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|21.01|m|ftin}} and a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|5.02|m|ftin}}. She was powered by four Ruston and Paxman 9 ATCM [[diesel engine]]s, with a total power of {{convert|7356|kW|hp}}.<ref name=FoF/> The engines are connected in pairs, each pair driving a variable-pitch screw [[propeller]].<ref name=Report>{{cite journal |url=http://www.havkom.se/assets/reports/RS2011_01es.pdf |title=Summary of Final report RS 2011:01es |journal=Rapport |publisher=Statens Havarikommision |issn=1400-5735 |date=1 July 2011 |access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref> She was assessed at {{GRT|3,987|disp=long}}, {{NRT|1,312|disp=long}}, 4.166. She had accommodation for 36 passengers and 600 [[lane metre]]s of vehicle accommodation.<ref name=FoF>{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/svealand_1972.htm |title=M / S SVEALAND. |publisher=Fakta om Fartyg |language=Swedish |access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref>

After she was rebuilt by [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]], [[Kiel]], [[West Germany]] she was assessed at {{GT|13,893|disp=long}}, {{NetT|4,168|disp=long}}. She had accommodation for 77 passengers. Following the vessel's rebuild by Seebeckwerft, [[Bremerhaven]], she had accommodation for 220 passengers.<ref name=FoF/>

After she was rebuilt by Blohm & Voss, she was assessed at {{GT|15,587}}, {{NetT|4,843}}, {{DWT|4,010}}. She had 1,270 metres of vehicle accommodation.<ref name=FoF/>

==History==
''Svealand'' was ordered in 1969 by Linjebuss International, Svea, [[Stockholm]] and built as [[yard number]] 397 by Helsingør Skibsværft, [[Helsingør]], Denmark. She entered service with Stockholms Rederi AB / Trave Line on the [[Helsingborg]]–[[Travemünde]] route. She was transferred to Saga Line in October 1976, continuing to be employed on the Helsingborg–Travemünde route. Saga Line became TT-Saga Line on 1 January 1981, during which year ''Svealand'' was transferred  to the [[Trelleborg]]–Travemünde route. On 25 November 1981, she was sold to Johnson Line. During April and May 1982, she was rebuilt by [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]], [[Kiel]], [[West Germany]].<ref name=FoF/>
[[File:Svealand IMO 7128332 R Travemünde 1982.jpg|left|thumb|''Svealand'' at [[Travemünde]] in 1982.]]
On 28 December 1982, ''Svealand'' was sold to Svenska Landfils, Stockholm. On 7 January 1983, she was sold to Scandinavian Ferry Line, Helsingborg. Between July and September 1984, new Mak 8M453 AK diesel engines were fitted by Fosen Mekaniske Verksted, [[Trondheim]], Norway, giving a slight increase in power to {{convert|7360|kW|hp}}. She was renamed ''Saga Wind'' on 22 September 1984 and re-entered service on the Trelleborg–Travemünde route. Scandinavian Ferry Line was renamed Swecarrier Rederi on 8 December 1986. In that month, she was rebuilt by Seebeckwerft of [[Bremerhaven]], West Germany to give her more cabins.<ref name=FoF/>

On 29 January 1989, ''Saga Wind'' arrived at [[Blohm & Voss]], [[Hamburg]], West Germany for rebuilding as a [[train ferry]]. She was [[bareboat charter|chartered]] to Sea Wind Line, Stockholm in April 1989 and was renamed ''Sea Wind'' on 18 April. She was placed on the Stockholm–[[Turku]] route. On 5 January 1992, she was sold to  Silja OY, operating under the management of Sweferry.<ref name=FoF/>
[[File:Sea Wind moored at Quay 10 in Port of Tallinn 22 May 2016.jpg|left|thumb|''Sea Wind'' at [[Tallinn]] in 2016.]]
[[File:Passenger-Ro-Ro A WIND à quai.jpg|left|thumb|''A Wind'' in 2022.]]
On 5 March 1997, ''Sea Wind'' ran aground off [[Mjölkö]]. Her passengers were evacuated by the [[Waxholmsbolaget]] ferry {{MV|Solöga||2}}. She was refloated the next day and taken into Stockholm. Following repairs, she returned to service in April. In July 1997, she was placed on the Stockholm–[[Långnäs]]–Turku route. In 2001, her bridge was rebuilt. On 1 January 2008, she returned to the Stockholm–Turku route. On 8 September 2008, she  was sold to Tallink Swedish Line, [[Cyprus]].<ref name=FoF/> On 2 December 2008, a fire broke out in her engine room when the ship was {{convert|12|nmi|km}} off [[Mariehamn]]. The cause was a broken oil line. Her eleven passengers were evacuated by a Finnish helicopter.<ref name=Report/> The ship was towed into Turku, where she arrived on 3 December. She returned to service in January 2009. ''Sea Wind'' was withdrawn from the Stockholm–Turku route on 21 December 2014 and laid up at [[Naantali]].<ref name=FoF/>

''Sea Wind'' was transferred to the Estonian flag in January 2015. She entered service on the Tallinn–[[Vuosaari harbour|Vuosaari]] route on 8 January.<ref name=FoF/> In 2022, ''Sea Wind'' changed flag from the [[Estonia]]n flag to the [[Cameroon]] flag and renamed ''A Wind.''<ref>What next? ''[[Ships Monthly]]''  October 2022 page 8</ref>

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[[Category:1971 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Helsingør]]
[[Category:Ferries of Sweden]]
[[Category:Ferries of Estonia]]
[[Category:Train ferries]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1997]]
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