Port of registry Croatia, Rijeka Homeport Croatia, Split Length 73 m | Yard number No. 627 Launched 1969 Builder Imabari | |
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Name Ishizuchi (1969-1978) Japan
Partizanka (1978)
Lastovo I (1978-1998)
Lastovo (1998 onwards) Owner Shikoku Chuo Ferry Boat K.K (1969-1978)
Jadrolinija (1978 onwards) Route Kawanoe–Kobe (1969-1978)
Split–Vis (currently) | ||
MF Lastovo is a ferry owned by Croatian shipping company Jadrolinija that operates on local routes. The ship was built in Japan's Kurushima Dock Co. Ltd. for Japanese company Shikoku Chuo Ferry Boat K.K to serve the route between Kawanoe and Kobe. In 1978 the ship was bought by Jadrolinija and renamed, firstly to Partizanka, then, in the same year, to Lastovo I. In the year 1998 the ship was renamed to Lastovo.
Accidents
On Aug 15, 1993, around 7 PM (CEST), while Lastovo I was at a position around 2 nmi from Ubli, the fire broke out in the engine room. The ship had managed to dock, but the fire was extinguished just on Aug 16, 3:30 AM. The badly damaged ship was towed to Split's north port Vranjic. Since the damage was great, the possibility of sending the ship to a scrapyard was considered, but it was finally rejected, and the Jadran-Brodoremont d.o.o. completed the repair on Aug 4, 1994, with new engines installed.