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ATLANTIC STAR 1983 cruise vessel

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:45 pm
by aukepalmhof
Built as a passenger ship under yard No 1436 by Chant. Du Nord et de la Méditerranée, La Seyne, France for A. Vlasov (Sitmar Cruises), Monrovia.
16 July 1981 laid down
06 November 1982 launched as the FAIRSKY.
Tonnage 22,120 grt, 7,873 net, 7,673 dwt, dim. 240.4 x 27.64 x 23.75m, draught 7.80m.
Powered by four GEG-CNIM turbines, 21,700 kW, twin shafts, speed 21.5 knots.
Accommodation for 1,212 passengers.
12 April 1984 delivered to owners, under Liberian flag and registry. IMO No 8024026

02 May 1984 arrived at Los Angeles.
05 May 1984 christened.
May 1984 maiden cruise from USA Westcoast to Alaska.
14 September 1988 sold to P&O Lines, Monrovia and renamed in SKY PRINCESS. Managed by Princess Cruises.
1994 Transferred to Princess Cruises, London.
1998 Transferred to Liberian flag and registry, homeport Monrovia.
15 November 2000 transferred to P&O Australia, Ltd, London and renamed in PACIFIC SKY.
Thereafter used in cruises from Australia.
13 March 2003 canceled a cruise from Australia due to damage on the hull.
January 2006 sold to Pullmantur Cruises, Spain for delivery in the spring of 2006.
24 May 2006 registered for Pullmantur Cruises Sky Wonder, Valletta, Malta and renamed in SKY WONDER.
18 January 2007 ran aground off Buenos Aires, was towed afloat again by three tugs.
26 March 2008 ran aground off Kusadasi, Turkey.
2009 Renamed in ATLANTIC STAR,
August 2009 laid up in Marseille.

13 March 2013 sold to Belinda Shipholding Co., Majuro, Marshall Islands, transferred to Togo flag, renamed in ANTIC for her last voyage under tow from Marseille to the breakers in Aliaga, Turkey.

Source: https://www.miramarshipindex.nz https://www,faktaomfartyg.se/fairsky_1984.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Wonder
Niger 2017 800F sg?, scott?