Sorachi Maru (1976)


Status
In Service
IMO number
7425558
Type
Passenger Ro-ro Ferry
Propulsion
Motor ship


Built
1976 by Hakodate Dock Co. Ltd., Hakodate, Japan, #628
GRT
2003: 8552
Length
144.6m
Beam
18.4m
Draught
5.1m
Max Psgr Capy
1200
Berth Capy
225
No. of Cabins

Vehicle Capacity
250 cars, 445 lane metres


History

1975-12-18: Launched.

1976: Delivered to Japanese State Railways, Japan; entered service as a cargo and railcar ferry between Aomori and Hakodate.

1989: Sold to Sanyu Plant Service Co, Japan.

1990: Sold to Golden Galaxy S.A, Panama and renamed Lady Terry.

1992: Sold to Poseidon Lines Shipping Co. (registered for Bellatrix Shipping Co. Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus), renamed Sea Serenade, and entered service between Bari, Korfu, and Igoumenitsa.

1996: Entered service between Salonicco and Novorossisk in the Black Sea.

1998-03 to 1998-06: Chartered to Novo Lines for Black Sea service from Istanbul.

1998-06-27: Entered service between Bari, Cesme, Marmaris, and Haifa.

1999-03: Entered service between Bari, Korfu, and Igoumenitsa.

2002: Entered service for Transalbanic between Trieste and Durres.

2002: Arrested in Trieste.

2002: Sold at auction to an unknown buyer.



Sister Ships
Ishikari Maru (1977)

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