MF Vis

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.

MF Vis in Dubrovnik
History
Denmark
Name: MF Sydfyn
Owner: Færgefart Nordic
Operator: Færgefart Nordic
Port of registry: Denmark
Route: Gelting – Faaborg
Builder: Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft
Launched: 12 April 1965
Maiden voyage: 31 August 1965
Out of service: 1976
Fate: Sold to Jadrolinija
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Name: MF Vis
Owner: Jadrolinija
Operator: Jadrolinija
Port of registry: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Route: Split – Hvar – Vis
Maiden voyage: 1976
Out of service: 1991
Fate: Transferred under Croatian flag
Croatia
Name: MF Vis
Owner: Jadrolinija
Operator: Jadrolinija
Port of registry: Croatia
Route:
Maiden voyage: 1991
Out of service: 2011
Fate: Sold to Tuninha Transporte Maritimo
Cape Verde
Name: MF Vicente
Owner: Tuninha Transporte Maritimo
Operator: Tuninha Transporte Maritimo
Port of registry: Cape Verde
Maiden voyage: 2011
Out of service: January 8, 2015
Identification:
Fate: Sunk on 8 January 2015
General characteristics
Length: 187.0 ft (57.0 m)
Beam: 48.9 ft (14.90 m)
Draught: 10.8 ft (3.29 m)
Draft: 10.8 m (34 ft)
Capacity: 500 passengers and 56 cars

Histoire

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.

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