MV Ocean Life
Cruise ship
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The MV Ocean Life was a cruise ship for a number of cruise lines, including Hellenic Seaways and Blue Ocean Cruises, under a number of names. She was sold for scrap in 2014.
- 1981–1995: Lev Tolstoy
- 1995–1998: Natasha
- 1998–2001: Palmira
- 2001–2006: The Jasmine
- 2006–2007: Farah
- 2007–2010: EasyCruise Life
- 2010–2014: Ocean Life
- 1981–1995: Black Sea Shipping Company
- 1995–1996: Blasco IK
- 1996–2001: Black Sea Shipping Company
- 2001–2006: Mano Maritime
- 2006–2007: International Maritime Investment Co Ltd
- 2007–2009: EasyCruise
- 2010–2014: Hellenic Seaways[1]
- 1981–2001: Black Sea Shipping Company (?)
- 2001–2006: Mano Maritime
- 2006–2007: Salam International Transport & Trading Co[1]
- 2007–2009: EasyCruise
- 2010 onwards: Blue Ocean Cruises
Lev Tolstoy at Naples in 1988. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Namesake | Leo Tolstoy (original name) |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Stocnia Szczecinska im A Warskiego, Szczecin, Poland[1] |
| Yard number | 492/02[1] |
| Launched | 6 February 1981[1] |
| Completed | 1981 |
| Maiden voyage | 1981 |
| In service | October 1981[1] |
| Out of service | 2014 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped in 2014. |
| General characteristics (as built)[1] | |
| Class & type | Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 134.50 m (441.27 ft) |
| Beam | 21.00 m (68.90 ft) |
| Depth | 5.60 m (18.37 ft) |
| Decks | 9[2] |
| Installed power |
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| Speed | 20 kn (37 km/h) |
| Range | 4,100 nmi (7,600 km) |
| Capacity | 350 passengers |
| General characteristics (as cruise ship)[2] | |
| Class & type | Cruise ship (since 1 October 2010) |
| Tonnage | 12,711 GT |
| Speed | 17 knots (service speed) |
| Capacity | 550 passengers |
| Crew | 98 |
History
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She was built in 1981 as a Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry by Stocnia Szczecinska im A Warskiego, Szczecin, Poland as Lev Tolstoy for the Black Sea Shipping Company. She was third in a series of seven near-identical ferries built for various shipping companies of the Soviet Union. She sailed under the names Natasha, Palmira, The Jasmine, Farah, EasyCruise Life and finally Ocean Life with Blue Open Cruise Lines, who operated her on a series of Indian coastal voyages.
Fate
Incidents
On her maiden voyage with Blue Open Cruise Lines on 18 November 2010, with over 400 passengers and 134 crew on board the Ocean Life developed a crack on her port side 17 nmi (31 km) off of Goa, in the Arabian Sea. The ship started taking on water and began to list five degrees. The vessel was moved to Western India Shipyard for repairs.[3]
