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                                 History

Building contract
Start of Production
Keel laid
16/9/1995 Launch
4/4/1996 Delivered to Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée (SNCM) , France
1996 Operate many routes between France and Corsica
24/7/2008 Damaged after towline broke when ship was berthing in heavy wind at Marseille.
2/2010 Drydocking at Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia
28/10/2012 Breaking its moorings in strong winds when she was laid up at Marseille. Hit a pier and
having a hole in hull.  Engine room floated and  ship s stern  sunk to bottom.
16/12/2012 Refloated
9/1/2013 Towed to pier for inspection of damages
18/2/2014 Sold to incurance company
10/4/2014 Sold to Tosca Shipping Ltd (MSC), Italy.
1/5/2014 Delivered to Tosca Shipping Ltd (MSC / SNAV) , New name Rhapsody, Malta flag.
7/5/2014 Towing from Marseille to Napol
2014-2015 Rebuild
5/2015 Rumours to set GNV new route Bari – Durres
31/7/2015 Bari – Durres route operated Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV)
20/12/2015 Genoa – Barcelona – TangerMed route
3/2016 Charter to Dhakla in Western Sahara for a accommodation ship on Crans Montana Forum international conference