MV Island Sky
Ex Sky, Renai II, Renaissance Eight
© Aleksi Lindström
Steel twin screw motor vessel built by Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Marina di Carrara, Italy (Yard no 1147) in 1992 for Renaissance Cruises, Palermo, Italy.
Technical Data
- Original Cost: $25 million
Length: 90.6 m (overall) 78.78 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 15.3 m
Depth: 5.85 m
Draught: 4.25 m
Tonnage: 4200 gross/1286 net/695 deadweight
Engines: (2) 4T – 8 cylinder MAN-B&W diesels
Power: 3520 kW/4782 HP
Speed: 15.5 knots
Passenger Decks: 5
Capacity: 114 passengers
Crew: 72
Call Sign: C6TQ2
IMO Number: 8802894
BV Number: 06854C
Port of Registry: Monrovia/Liberia 🇱🇷, Mauritius 🇲🇺, Nassau/Bahamas 🇧🇸
Sister-Ship: Renaissance Five, Renaissance Six (1145), Renaissance Seven (1146)
Current AIS Location
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History
July 20th 1992: Launched for Yachtship Italy, Italy.
December 1992: Delivered to Renaissance Cruises, Palermo, Italy.
1994: Transferred to Liberia flag, home port Monrovia.
© Benoit Donne
© Aleksi Lindström
October 2001: Arrested in Gibraltar.
December 2001: Laid up in Marseille.
December 2001: Sold to Grand Seaways, Palermo, Italy (Registered in Liberia, home port Monrovia). Renamed RENAI II.
2003: Floated to Barcelona for extensive refit. Renamed SKY.
May 1st 2004: Sold to Mauritius Island Cruises, Port Louis, Mauritius and renamed ISLAND SKY
2004: Arrived Drammen, Norway for rebuilding.
2004: Bare-boat chartered to Noble Caledonian, London.
© Aleksi Lindström
May 31st 2004: Maiden cruise from Dover to Travemünde.
June 2004: Commenced Baltic cruises with departure port of Travemünde.
© Tim Becker
September 2004: Commenced Mediterranean/Black Sea cruises.
© John Mavin (Dover 02/09/2004)
November 2004 – March 2005: Operated cruising around Mauritius.
© Aleksi Lindström
© Benoit Donne (24/09/2005)
© John Mavin (Dover 02/06/2006)
© Nigel Thornton (Dover 02/06/2006)
© Aleksi Lindström
February 11th 2010: Sold to Island Sky Shipping Inc, Nassau, Bahamas. Taken over in Phuket, Thailand. Management Salén Ship Management, Göteborg.
May 2010: Dry docked in Navalrocha, Lisbon.
February 2010: Chartered to Noble Caledonia, London.
© Cees Bustraan (13/12/2013)
September 24th 2018: Called at Dover
© Neil Hopper
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Tim Becker, Cees Bustraan, Benoit Donne, Neil Hopper and Aleksi Lindström for their assistance in producing this feature.
In memory of John Mavin
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
