{"id":1227,"date":"2017-10-30T20:24:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T18:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=1227"},"modified":"2017-10-30T20:24:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T18:24:49","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=1227","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=1218\">Back to\u00a0Ship<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 History<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"140\" \/>\n<col width=\"513\" \/>\n<col width=\"126\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>10\/1968<\/td>\n<td height=\"20\">Building contract<\/td>\n<td height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">22\/12\/1969<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"20\">Keel laid<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">6\/52\/1970<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"20\">Launch and named Viking I<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">9\/8\/1970<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"20\">Delivered to Rederi AB Sally, Mariehamn, \u00c5land<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">12\/8\/1970<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"20\">Naantali &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Kapellsk\u00e4r route, operated Viking Line<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">21\/11\/1971<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Ground near Kapellsk\u00e4r<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">22\/11\/1971<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Arrived to repairing to Finnboda Varv, Stockholm<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">autumn 1974<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Laid up Mariehamn<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Winter 1974\/75<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Build more cabins stern of decks 4 and 5. Meyer Werft, Papenburg.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">19\/2 &#8211; 4\/1975<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"16\">Helsinki &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"16\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">21\/4-1\/5\/1975<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Turku &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">5\/1975<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"20\">Naantali &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Kapellsk\u00e4r route<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">15\/8\/1975<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Grounded near Nauvo.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">2-4\/1976<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Stockholm &#8211; Helsinki route<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">4\/1976<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Few days on Turku &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">27\/4\/1976<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Naantali &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Kapellsk\u00e4r route,<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">3\/1980- 21\/6\/1980<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Helsinki &#8211; Stockholm route<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">6\/1980<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Naantali &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Kapellsk\u00e4r route<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">13\/4\/1982<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Charter to Brittany Ferries<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">4\/1982<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Portsmouth &#8211; St. Malo route<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">14\/5-31\/8\/1982<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Naantali &#8211; Mariehamn &#8211; Kapellsk\u00e4r route<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">1\/9\/1982<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Laid up on Mariehamn<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">6\/1983<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Charter to Vaasanlaivat. New name Wasa Express<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">9\/6\/1983<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Vaasa &#8211; Ume\u00e5 and Vaasa &#8211; Sundsvall\u00a0 route<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">10\/1983<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Laid up on Vaasa ?<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">1\/4\/1984<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">New name Viking 1 , Laid up on mariehamn<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">20\/6\/1984<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Charter to Khalid Shipping Co, Panama.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">6\/1984<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Arrived Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven where change bigger lifeboats and new aircondition system<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">6\/1984<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">New name Khalid I<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">7\/1984<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Start operate on Red sea Suez &#8211; Jeddah route.\u00a0 Panama flag.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">19\/2\/1985<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">End of charter. Laid up Suez.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">5\/1985<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Sold to Brave Commander Sa, Panama. New name Mecca 1.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">3\/8\/1985<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Fire on engineroom at Suez.\u00a0 Repaired later.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">1\/1986<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Sold to Khaled Fouda, Egypt. Continue Panama register.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">1\/1986<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">New name Al Hussein II.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">1\/1991<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Sold to El Salam Trading &amp; Shipping, Egypt,\u00a0 Panam flag. New name  Al-Quamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri 1.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">1992<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">New name Mecca 1<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">1993<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">New name  Al-Quamar Al-Saudi II.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">1994<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">New name Mecca 1<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">27\/3\/1994<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Grounded near Safaga<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">2\/4\/1994<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Drydocking and repairing at Suez.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">3\/1998<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Laid up Suez<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">8\/1998<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Sold to Brave Commander SA, Honduras , New name Fagr.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">1\/1999<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"16\">Laid up Port Tewfik near Suez.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"16\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">19\/4\/1999<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Take a water and capsize in storm at Port Tewfik.<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">10\/2002<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Start to refloat wreck<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">15\/10\/2002<\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\">Arrived scrapyard Suez, Egypt<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"871\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"127\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to\u00a0Ship &nbsp; 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