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                                 History

  
27/4/1972Keel laid
11/7/1972Launch
15/3/1973Delivered to Rederi AB Bore, Turku, Finland.
3/1973Silja Line service Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm
9/1977When Bore I was in drydocking at Finnboda. Shiplisting to side of dock, when water pumped out. Only small damages to ship.
11/7/1980Sold to SHO / FÅA oy
9/1980Named Skandia
8-9/1983Charter to Larvik Line
3/10/1983Sold to Stena Line. Named Stena Baltica
10/1983Sold to Baltic Shipping Company, Leningrad, Soviet Union, Named Ilyich
11/1983Refurbished Cityvarvet, Göteborg.
12/1983Leningrad – Stockholm route.
1991Operator Baltic Line
199?St. Petersburg – Nynäshamn/ Stockholm – Riga route
10/1996Named Anastasia V
  
5/1997Named Windward Pride
  
10/1997Sold to Estonian Shipping Company, Estonia.  Named Baltic Kristina
30/10/1997Tallinn – Stockholm route, Operated Est Line
12/2000Charter to Tallink, Paldiski – Kapellskär route.
10/10/2002Riga Sea Line has bought ferry Baltic Kristina
17/10/2002Latvian flag, homeport Riga
20/12/2002Riga – Stockholm route
15/10/2005Riga Sea Line end to operate, because of economical problems. Laid up
2005Owner Freeport of Riga Authority. Latvia
12/3/2007Sold to Euro 7 Femseh & Marketing GmbH
16/6/2007Brindisi – Cesme route. Operated Atlas Line
27/8/2007Almeria – Al Hoceima route. Chartered to Lineas Maritimas Europeas.
11/2007Sold to Saphir Marine SA. Named Rigel
12/2007Bari – Durres route, Operated Ventouris Ferries.
  
12/2010Laid up winter
4/2011About 1,200 foreigners including Egyptians, Sudanese and Nigerians, evacuated by ship
 from Misrata, the city some 210 km east of the Libya capital of Tripoli.The foreigners who have been
 stranded in Misrata for more than one month were carried by a ferry ship “Rigel.
2012Laid up ?
2012Some days operated Bari – Durres route, mostly laid up.
12/2012Daily service Bari – Durres route later laid up
3/2012 >Daily service Bari – Durres route
4/2013New manager Nobel Maritime Inc-Pan. New name Rigel I , Cyprus flag.
  
  Laid up at Aigio, Greece.
 3/2020 New name Bigeli, reported sold to scrap.
 6/2020 Most likely deal cancelled and returned back in service as Rigel I.
 9/2020 Laid up at Aigio, Greece.
 18/8/2021 New name (again ) Bigeli
 18/8/2021 New name Roger, Comorros flag
 7-30/9/2021 AIS show voyage between Aigio,Gr and Columbo, Lk .
Most likely voyage to scrapyard.
 9/10/2021 Beached in Alang, India.