Yard number 645 Length 135 m Builder Fincantieri | Launched 1967 Draft 6.3 m | |
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Name 1967–1981 Canguro Verde
1981–1989 Durr
1989–1990 Ionian Harmony
1990–1993 Sun Fiesta
1993–1994 Regent Jewel
1994–2007 Calypso
2007–2013 The Calypso
2013–2013 Caly Operator 1967–1974 Traghetti Sardi
1974–1981 Società Linee Canguro
1981–1989 Fayez Trading & Shipping
1989–1990 Strintzis Lines
1990–1992 Ferry Charter St. Thomas
1992–1993 A Lelakis
1993–1994 Regency Cruises
1994–2000 Transocean Tours
2000–2006 Louis Cruises
2006–2009 Thomson Cruises
2009–2010 Louis Cruises Port of registry 1967–1981 Cagliari, Italy
1981–1989 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1989–1990 Piraeus, Greece
1990–2000 Nassau, Bahamas
2000–2006 Piraeus, Greece
2006–2007 Limassol, Cyprus
2007–2013 Piraeus, Greece
2013 Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Identification Call sign V4RU2
IMO 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.