{"id":33472,"date":"2023-01-29T18:43:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T16:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=33472"},"modified":"2023-02-12T07:27:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T05:27:42","slug":"bequia-express-2-history-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=33472","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=33460\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"33460\">Back to\u00a0Ship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td>LOI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Building contract<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Building started<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Keel laid <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Launch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Sea trial <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Second sea trial <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8\/6\/1977<\/td><td>Delivered to Nord-Ferjer A\/S, Narvik, Norway.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6\/1977<\/td><td>Bognes &#8211; L\u00f8dingen and Svolv\u00e6r &#8211; Skutvik routes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10\/1977<\/td><td>Charter to MRF,  Molde &#8211; Vestnes route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/1978<\/td><td>Bognes &#8211; L\u00f8dingen and Svolv\u00e6r &#8211; Skutvik routes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/1979<\/td><td>Charter to VDS, Svolv\u00e6r &#8211; Skrova &#8211; Skutvik route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1980<\/td><td>Bognes &#8211; L\u00f8dingen and Svolv\u00e6r &#8211; Skutvik routes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winter 1982\/83<\/td><td>Charter to DSD, Mekjarvik-Skudeneshavn \/ evtl. auch Stavanger<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1983<\/td><td>Bognes &#8211; L\u00f8dingen and Svolv\u00e6r &#8211; Skutvik routes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1983<\/td><td>Lengthened 9 m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19\/6\/1990<\/td><td>Sold to Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab ASA (OVDS), Narvik, Norway.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1990<\/td><td>Bod\u00f8 &#8211; Moskenes route.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1996\/97<\/td><td>New main engine installed.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1997\/98<\/td><td>Charter to Torghatten TS, Norway<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1998\/99<\/td><td>Charter to FFR, Norway, \u00d8ksfjord &#8211; Hasvik route.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2002\/03<\/td><td>Jektvik &#8211; Kilboghavn route.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2002-2007<\/td><td>Svolv\u00e6r &#8211; Skutvik summer service. Back up ferry.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2006\/07<\/td><td>Rebuild.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/11\/2007<\/td><td>New owner Hurtiguten ASA, Norway<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2007\/-15<\/td><td>Hansnes &#8211; Vann\u00f8y &#8211; Karls\u00f8 and Vennesund &#8211; Holm routes and back up ferry.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/1\/2009<\/td><td>New owner Torghattan Nord AS, Norway<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016\/17<\/td><td>Tj\u00f8tta &#8211; Forvik route.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20\/12\/2019<\/td><td>Sold to Bequia Express Co. Ltd. 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