Port of registry Nassau Weight 2.714 tons | Launched June 2004 | |
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Name M/V Sonia (Adamantios Korais during construction) Owner Tomasos Transporto & Tourism (TTT Lines) Naples, Italy Operator International Shipping Partners Route Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Scarborough, Tobago Builder Atsalakis Yards Perama, Greece | ||
M/V Northern Adventure is a RORO ferry operated by BC Ferries. She sails two routes: the scenic Inside Passage route between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert and the Queen Charlotte Island crossing between Prince Rupert and Skidegate.
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History
Construction on the ship began in Greece in 2001. Because of unspecified delays during construction of the hull, work was delayed, and construction was not completed until June 2004. The ship was first chartered by the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago to run the route between Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Scarborough, Tobago. Ship operations were managed by International Shipping Partners. The ferry then operated out of Barcelona before being purchased by BC Ferries in a deal worth €35.7 million, or $50.6 million CAD
The ship was painted in BC Ferries livery and sailed from Greece to Victoria, BC via the Panama Canal. The vessel arrived at the Victoria shipyards on 18 December 2006, where she underwent an $18-million refit and interior upgrade that finished in March 2007.
BC Ferries Service
Upon entering service Northern Adventure initially replaced Queen of the North, which sank in March 2006, on the Inside Passage route. However, when Northern Expedition entered service in early 2009 Queen of Prince Rupert was decommissioned and Northern Adventure was reassigned to replace Queen of Prince Rupert and her Haida Gwaii duties.
