MS Wolin
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Cyprus, Cyprus |
| Builder | Moss Rosenberg Værft, Moss, Norway |
| Yard number | 204 |
| Launched | 28 February 1986 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8420842 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [1][2] | |
| Tonnage | 22,874 GT |
| Length | 188.90 m (620 ft) |
| Beam | 23.1 m (76 ft) |
| Draught | 5.90 m (19 ft) |
| Installed power | 4 × MAN B&W 6L 40/45 diesel engines |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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Golden Carrier, formerly Wolin, Sky Wind and Öresund, is a train, car and passenger ferry.
History
Built in 1986 as the Öresund for the Swedish State Railways, between 2002 and 2007 it sailed for SeaWind Line as Sky Wind, after which it was sold to Unity Line.[3]
Its made its final voyage on the Świnoujście to Trelleborg service in January 2025 after 18 years and sold to A-Ships Management, renamed Golden Carrier and chartered to GNV.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Unity Line – Our Ferries – m/f Wolin". Unity Line. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "M/S Öresund (1986)". Faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ a b News in brief Ships Monthly May 2025 page 6
- ^ Ex Unity Line ferry sold to Greece's A-Ships Baird Maritime 19 March 2025
External links
Media related to IMO 8420842 at Wikimedia Commons