Vessel specifications
Route
-
IMO number
7377567
Building year
1974
Rebuilding year
1998
Building yard
Hayashikane Dockyard, Japan (#1177)
Owner
Comber Shipholding SA
Operator
-
Length
163,98 m
Breadth
23,98 m
Draft
6,63 m
Gross tonnage
19.539
Machinery
2 * MAN V7V 52/55
Speed
24 knots
Passengers
804 / 1.090
Berths
404 / 450
Cars
600
Lane metres
1.455
Port of registry
?
Flag
Palau
Former names
Ionian Sky (2013) — NEL Lines
Ionian Sky (2004-2013) — Agoudimos Lines
Blue Sky (2000-2004) — Blue Star Ferries
Ionian Victory (1998-2000) — Strintzis Lines
Sun Flower Sapporo (1991-1998) — Blue Highway Line
Sapporo Maru (1974-1991) — Nippon Enkai Ferry
Former owners
Ionian Sky Shipping Co Ltd (2009-2019)
Navarone Shipping Co (2007-2009)
Newton Maritime (2004-2007)
Strintzis Lines Shipping S.A. (1998-2004)
Blue Highway Line (1991-1998)
Nippon Enkai Ferry (1974-1991)
Navarone Shipping Co (2007-2009)
Newton Maritime (2004-2007)
Strintzis Lines Shipping S.A. (1998-2004)
Blue Highway Line (1991-1998)
Nippon Enkai Ferry (1974-1991)
Sister ships
—
Notes
Sold in 2020, to scrapping in Turkey
Photos
M/F Blue Sky
Photo: Dominik Wagner
M/F Blue Sky
Photo: Dominik Wagner
M/F Blue Sky
Photo: Dominik Wagner
M/F Blue Sky
Photo: Daniele Miglio
M/F Blue Sky
Photo: Daniele Miglio
M/F Ionian Sky
Photo: John Jones · Brindisi 2005
M/F Ionian Sky
Photo: John Jones · Brindisi 2005
M/F Ionian Sky
Photo: John Jones · Brindisi 2005
M/F Ionian Sky
Photo: Fabry Pagliara · Brindisi 8/8-2005
M/F Ionian Sky
Photo: Vasilios Charalampidis · Igoumenitsa 3/7-2009
M/F Ionian Sky
Photo: Florian Pettinger · Igoumenitsa 11/8-2009
M/F Ionian Sky
Photo: Frans Truyens · Igoumenitsa 9/6-2011
M/F Ionian Sky
Photo: Frans Truyens · Igoumenitsa 9/6-2011
M/F Ionian Sky
Photo: Frans Truyens · Selenia 7/6-2014
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