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	LOI
24/11/1969	Building contract
	Building started
2/1/1971	Keel laid
26/2/1972	Launch
	Sea trial
	Second sea trial
2/1975	Delivered to Angelterre Loraine Alasce S.A. de Navigation (ALA), Dunkerque, France
12/3/1975	Dunkerque – Dover Sealink service.
27/5-27/9/1986	Charter to SNCF, Calais – Dover route.
27/9/1986	Back to Dover – Dunkerque service.
5-9/1988	Charter to SNCF, Calais – Dover route.
8/1/1989	Stranraer – Larne route.
3/4/1989	Holyhead – Dun Laoghaire route.
5/1989	Drydocking. New name Channel Entente
25/5/1989	Calais – Dover route.
9/2/1990	Sold to Vessel Holdings Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda. Bahamas flag.
14/2/1990	Sold to Isle Of Man Steam Packet, Douglas, Isle Of Man. Bahamas flag.
19/2/1990	Douglas – Heysham route.
8/12/1990	New name King Orry.
9/12/1990	Douglas – Heysham and Douglas- Liverpool routes.
10/1998	Sold to Moby Lines , Italy
21/10/1998	New name Moby Love
23/10/1998	Voyage to Italy
1998	New name Moby Love 2.
4/1999	Piombino – Portoferraio route.
2002	New name Moby Love.
6/2002	Piombino – Bastia route
9/2002	Piombino – Portoferraio route.
21/9/2017	Sold to Portucalence Shipping Co Ltd, Portoferraio, Italy.
9/2017	Towed to Drapetsona . Docking.
11/2017	Sold to Med Lines Shipping Co, Piraeus, Greece.. New name Aeolos.
4/2019	Charter to Atlanticoline. New name Azores Express.
19/7/2021	Sold to Sea JetsMaritime Co. , Piraeus , Greece. New name Aqua Star.
4/2022	New name Sporades Star.
4/2022	Volos  – Skiathos, Volos  – Skopelos, Volos  – Alonissos routes.