MS Georg Ots explained
The
MS Georg Ots was a cargo/passenger ferry that sailed between
Helsinki,
Finland and
Tallinn,
Estonia from 1980 to 2000. From 2002 it was used as a cargo/passenger ferry that sailed between
Saint Petersburg and
Baltiysk. The ship was built for the
Estonian Shipping Company. The 12,600-ton ship (length 134 meters, breadth 21 meters, draft 5,7 meters) could carry 1200 passengers, thirteen 13.6 m-long trailers or 107 passenger cars. It was named after the Estonian baritone,
Georg Ots. In 2002 she was sold to the St. Petersburg Shipping Company and sailed until 2010. In 2012 the ship was rented to an unnamed company that sailed it to China and illegally sold it to be scrapped.
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Notes and References
- http://news.err.ee/v/society/de81fe3f-791c-4948-a0c3-3ed53849be16 "Legendary Estonian Ferry Finds Sad End in Chinese Scrap Yard"
