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7/1971Keel laid
17/11/1971Launch
11/3/1972Delivered to Rederi AB Svea, Sweden
17/3/1972Operated by Trave-Line, Helsingborg – Travemünde route
10/1976Operated Saga-Linjen, same route
1/1981Operated TT-Saga Line Trelleborg – Travemünde route
7-9/1984Lengthened and new main engines build on Fosen M.V. Norway, named Saga Wind.
1986Operated TT Line
1-4/1989Converted to Train / Ro-Pax ferry on Blohm + Voss, germany, also more public areas and cabins
4/1989Charter to SeaWind Lines (Silja Line) service on Stockholm – Turku route
5/1/1992Sold to Silja Line
1/7/1999Stockholm – Långnäs – Turku route
6-13/5/2001Drydocking at Baltic Ship Repairyard Kopli, Estonia
25/4/2004Stern ramp  didnt work when ship arrived to Turku..  Passengers have to wait many hours in ship when  ramp  repaired.
4-25/4/2005Drydocking at Baltic Ship Repairyard Kopli, Estonia
20/1/2007Laid up  around week due to technical problems.
1/1/2008Stockholm – turku route as a Ro-Ro cargo ship
2/12/2008Fire on engine room, passangers evacuated from ship to Mariehamn. Fire has been extinguished soon, ship towed to Turku
 and later to Turku Repairing Yards , Naantali for reparation.
12/1/2009Back on Stockholm – Turku route
31/12/2009 – 24/1/2010Drydocking on Gdansk.
8/2/2010Problems with main engines near Turku. Crew fixed problems.
22/12/2014Last day at Stockholm – Turku service
2014Estonian flag
8/1/2015Tallinn – Helsinki (Vuosaari) route.
23/12/15-7/1/2016Laid up
4/10/2017Muuga – Helsinki (Vuosaari) route.
22/12/18-6/1/2019Laid up at Tallinn.
  
 24/7/2021 Laid up at Paljassaare, Tallinn due to engine problems.
 17/10/2021 Muuga – Helsinki (Vuosaari) route.
 19/4/2022 Laid up at Paljassaare, Tallinn.
 26/4/2022 Sold to Rudniki Shipping Ltd.
 6/5/2022 New name A Wind. Palau flag.
 24/5/2022 Liberia flag.
 4/6/2022 Voyage from Tallinn to Istanbul.