Yard number 645 Length 135 m | Launched 1967 Draft 6.3 m | |
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Name 1967–1981 Canguro Verde1981–1989 Durr1989–1990 Ionian Harmony1990–1993 Sun Fiesta1993–1994 Regent Jewel1994–2007 Calypso2007–2013 The Calypso2013–2013 Caly Operator 1967–1974 Traghetti Sardi1974–1981 Società Linee Canguro1981–1989 Fayez Trading & Shipping1989–1990 Strintzis Lines1990–1992 Ferry Charter St. Thomas1992–1993 A Lelakis1993–1994 Regency Cruises1994–2000 Transocean Tours2000–2006 Louis Cruises2006–2009 Thomson Cruises2009–2010 Louis Cruises Port of registry 1967–1981 Cagliari, Italy1981–1989 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia1989–1990 Piraeus, Greece1990–2000 Nassau, Bahamas2000–2006 Piraeus, Greece2006–2007 Limassol, Cyprus2007–2013 Piraeus, Greece2013 Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Identification Call sign V4RU2IMO number 6715372 Fate Scrapped in Alang in 2013 | ||
Caly was a cruise liner owned by Louis Cruises, and was under charter to Thomson Cruises, part of TUI Travel at one time. Earlier names of the ship are Canguro Verde, Durr, Ionian Harmony, Sun Fiesta, Regent Jewel, Calypso and The Calypso. In April 2013, she was beached in Alang, India, for scrapping.
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On Saturday 6 May 2006 at 4 am the starboard engine caught fire 16 miles off Eastbourne while it was carrying 708 people from Tilbury to Saint Peter Port on Guernsey. The crew put the fire out. The passengers meanwhile were assemble in the designated emergency stations, which however did not need to be launched. The fire caused extensive damage to the ship and she was out of action through the early part of the (northern hemisphere) summer cruising season.