F/B Mirtidiotissa

F/B MIRTIDIOTISSA

Photo © Pieter Inpijn

Ship	Mirtidiotissa (2000) ΜΙΡTΙΔΙΩΤIΣΣΑ	Building Spec.	1975 at Kochi Heavy Industries, Japan N° 852
GRT	3.484	DWT	1.279
Dimensions	96,57 x 18,01 x 4,6	Engines	4 Daihatsu, 5.885 kW
Speed	18 knots	Passengers	1.350
Beds	240	Cars	220
Lane Metres	450	Sister Ships
Registry Port	Piraeus	Flag	Greek
Former Owners	?? 1975-88 Atlantic Shipping 1988-89 Nomicos Lines 1989-99 Minoan Flying Dolphins 1999-00	Former Names	Ferry Muroto 1975-82 Kurushima Maru 1982-88 Link 1988-89 Anemos 1989-00 Express Anemos 2000
New Owners		New names
Line	Piraeus - Neapolis - Kythira - Antikythira - Kasteli (Crete); Gythion - Kythira - Antikythira - Kasteli (Crete); Kalamata - Kythira - Antikythira - Kasteli (Crete)

No many notices of “Mirtidiotissa” when she was in Japanese seas; she came in Greece for “Nomicos Lines”, a company who performed connecttions mainly with North Aegean islands; from what I heard as “Anemos” she was considered a very good ship. She was put on the line Thessaloniki - Heraklion, three times a week, linking also the islands of Skiathos, Skyros, Tinos, Myconos, Syros, Paros, Naxos, Ios and Santorini. From 1996 the line was performed also by the “El Greco” of Minoan Lines and in 1998, after the arrival on the line of “G.A. Ferries” with the new “Dimitroula”, was put on the line Piraeus - Syros - Tinos - Myconos - Ikaria - Fourni - Samos - Patmos - Lipsi. In November 1999 Nomicos Lines came to an end, being acquired from Minoan Flying Dolphins, but the “Anemos” mantained her name and was supposed on her route to eastern aegean. But, after been repainted in Hellas Ferries colours she was sold to ANEN, an Anek Lines group company, employed between Piraeus, Peloponnese and western Crete. In early 2002 there were some rumours about a service operated by Mirtidiotissa from Patras to Crete; this was never started, probably also considering the sad results of the previous ships on route (“Festos” of Minoan Lines” and the twins “Blue Galaxy” and “Blue Island” of Strintzis Lines). Still on Western Crete – Peloponnese line, mainly links Kithira, Antikithira and Kasteli with Gythion and Kalamata in Peloponnese, calls rarely in Piraeus, mainly once a week; on Piraeus – Kasteli run nowadays she doesn’t call anymore in Kiparissi, Gerakas, Neapolis and unfortunately also in Monemvasia, omitting the splendid approach in the city of Venetian Castle.

NOMICOS LINES F/B Anemos – Photo by courtesy of EFOPLISTIS magazine

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