MV Panagia Tinou (1972)

MV Agios Georgios, also known as MV Panagia Tinou, was a historic roll on roll off ferry launched in 1972 as MV Hengist. She was designed to operate across the English channel and served the Folkestone-Boulogne route until 1991. She served with several operators before being sold to Vaggelis Ventouris in 2004 to serve the Greek islands.[1][2] In 1987, she was beached as a result of the great storm of 1987.[3]

Panagia Tinou sunk in Piraeus.
For other ships with the same name, see MV Agios Georgios.

Express Artemis at Piraeus in 2000
History
Name:
  • Hengist
  • Stena Hengist
  • Romilda
  • Apollo Express 2
  • Panagia Ekatontapiliani
  • Express Artemis
  • Panagia Ekatontapiliani
  • Agios Georgios
Owner:
  • Sealink
  • GA Ferries
  • Ventouris Sea Lines
  • Agapitos Lines
  • Hellas Ferries
  • Vebtouris Sea Lines
Operator:
  • Sealink
  • GA Ferries
  • Ventouris Sea Lines
  • Agapitos Lines
  • Hellas Ferries
  • Vebtouris Sea Lines
Port of registry:
Builder: DCNS Arsenal de la Marine Shipyards
Yard number: CF1
Launched: 29 April 1972
Acquired: 6 June 1972
In service: 16 June 1972
Out of service: 2015
Identification:
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage: 5590
Length: 110m
Draught: 11.23m
Speed: 19.5 knots

In April 2016, she sank while docked in Piraeus.[4] The ship was refloated in February 2017 and was scrapped in the same year.[5]

MV PANAGIA TINOU - THE LAST TRIP: MARINEWS

References

Media related to IMO 7205063 at Wikimedia Commons

  1. Thornton, Nigel. "MV Hengist - Past and Present". Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. "FOLKESTONE: M.V.HENGIST". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. Williams, Rob (24 October 2013). "Worst weather since the Great Storm of 1987: UK to be blasted by hurricane-strength winds". The Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  4. Leclere, Matt (26 April 2016). "Panagia Tinou sinking: Greek ferry and former Folkestone to Boulogne ship famously beached after Great Storm in 1987". Kent Online. KM Group. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. "Ferry to be scrapped in Turkey after refloating". Seanews. Retrieved 13 February 2017.


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