MV Medmar Guilia
Ex St Ola, Eck, Eckero, Svea Scarlett
© Carsten Dettmer (Ischia Porto, Italy. 15/10/2021)
Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1971 by Jos L Meyer Werft, Papenburg-Ems (Yard No 564) as Passenger/RoRo Cargo/Ferry.
Technical Data
- Length: 86.31 m (overall) 79.46 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 16.77 m
- Depth: 5.41 m
- Draught: 4.014 m
- Tonnage: 2957 – 4833 – 2996 gross/1535 – net/980 – 1150 – 711 t deadweight
- Engines: Four Ruston-Paxman 6 ARM diesels
- Four Wärtsilä 824TS diesels
- Power: 4031 – 4119 kW/5480 – HP
- Speed: 14.5 – knots
- Capacity: 800/950 passengers – 95/180 cars
- Call Sign: SDNK, OXHU, OIPN, ESUD, IBSS
- MMSI Number: 247375500
- IMO Number: 7109609
- Official Number: 112251 (1975- 1976)
- RI Number: 96382
- Port of Registry: Landskrona/Sweden 🇸🇪, Stockholm/Sweden 🇸🇪, Copenhagen/Denmark 🇩🇰, Mariehamn/Finland 🇫🇮, Aberdeen/UK 🇬🇧, Roomassaare/Estonia 🇪🇪, Naples/Italy 🇮🇹
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History
May 18th 1971: Launched.
Postcard
July 6th 1971: Delivered as SVEA SCARLETT to Stockholms Rederi Ab Svea, Stockholm. Management Scandinavian Line Traffic.
© Andreas Wörteler Collection
July 10th 1971: Scandinavian Line services Landskrona – Tuborg Port (Copenhagen).
September 30th 1980: Final service Landskrona – Tuborg Port.
October 1st 1980: Sold to p/r A/SD/S Öresund, Copenhagen, Denmark.
November 21st 1980 – September 13th 1981: Services Malmö – Tuborg Port (Copenhagen).
© Andreas Wörteler Collection
September 13th 1981: Services Malmö – Tuborg Port (Copenhagen) discontinued.
October 1981: Trials Helsingborg – Helsingör, were unsuccessful and the vessel was put up for sale.
January 26th 1982: Sold to Rederi Ab Eckerö, Eckerö, Finland. Mariehamn and renamed ECKERO .
February 1982: Rebuilt at Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven, Germany. A new cabin deck aft of the funnel for the crew was built, together stern modernised with loading ramp.
May 23rd 1982: Services Eckerö – Grisslehamn.
1987: Re-engined in Berghamn.
October 1989: Chartered to Festonia O/Y, Helsinki, Finland for services Helsinki – Tallinn.
© Pieter Inpyn (Grisslehamn, Sweden, June 1986)
April 29th 1990 – June 4th 1990: Chartered to GT Link A/S, Gedser for services Gedser – Travemünde.
© Pieter Inpyn (Eckerö, Aland, June 1989) (Left) © Ulrich Streich (Right)
October 1990 – 1991: Chartered to Festonia O/Y, Helsinki, Finland for services Helsinki – Tallinn.
March 1991: Sold to P&O Scottish Ferries, Aberdeen, Scotland. Taken over at Kotka Shipyard and renamed ECK .
March 20th 1992: Renamed ST OLA with services Stromness – Scrapster.
P & O (All)
© Simonwp (Teesport, March 1994)
September 2002: Sold to RAS Saarter Liinid, Roomassaare, Estonia (Shipping Company).
September 30th 2002: Termination of service for P&O Scottish Ferries.
October 2002: Refit in Tallinn.
December 2002: Services Virtsu – Kuivastu.
January 12th 2003 – March 26th 2003: Chartered to the Faroe Islands Regional Government, Torshavn.
September 2004 – October 2004: Chartered to Landflutingar Samskip Ltd. Iceland. Operated between the Västmanna Islands – Thorlakshöfn.
June 9th 2005: Trials Sillamäe – Kotka.
2005 (Autumn): Services between Virtsu – Kuivastu/Rohuküla – Heltermaa.
October 2nd 2007 – November 2007: Chartered to the Faroe Islands Regional Government, Torshavn for services Torshavn – Tvøroyri.
October 25th 2008 – November 7th 2008: Chartered to the Faroe Islands Regional Government, Torshavn for services Torshavn – Tvøroyri.
2010: Out of service and laid up/reserve ferry.
May 16th 2015: Services Rohuküla – Heltermaa.
© Carsten Dettmer (Rohukula, July 2016)
October 1st 2016: Chartered to Laevad OÛ for services Rohuküla – Heltermaa.
November 30th 2016: Last day in service Rohuküla – Heltermaa.
January 4th 2017: Arrest request for non-payment of port fees.
May 18th 2017: Sold to Medmar Navi SpA, Naples, Italy and renamed MEDMAR GIULIA .
May 27th 2017: Left Rohuküla for Naples, via Kiel.
June 7th 2017: Arrived Naples for conversion including the cabin deck, behind the chimney is being removed.
July 13th 2018: Services Naples – Ischia.
© Carsten Dettmer (Ischia Porto, Italy. 15/10/2021)
October 9th 2022: Laid up in Naples.
2023: Back in service.
October 30th 2025: Laid up in Naples.
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Ulrich Streich R.I.P.
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