Wednesday, September 3, 2014

El. Venizelos

The “Eleftherios Venizelos” is a 175-meter ferry of the Anek Lines that was chartered by a consortium of Sardinian entrepeneurs to offer a low-cost alternative to the vessels of the Moby and Corsica Sardinia on the route between Livorno and Olbia.
El Venizelos, IMO 7907673, porto di Livorno
The “El. Venizelos” is the third ship used on this route, after two other ferries (“Lato” and “Sophocles V.”) had technical troubles during the season. Her last run was on Thursday 28, leaving thousand of passengers stranded in Olbia. Unpaid bills are probably the reason behind this sudden stop: however, the next day, the ship was already on her way back to Piraeus.
Sophocles V., IMO 8916607, port of Livorno
Here you can see the other ferry, the “Sophocles V.”, leaving Livorno for Olbia last June.

External links: Anek Lines (Wikipedia)
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15 comments:

Lois said...

I don't think I have ever seen ferries that are so huge!

William Kendall said...

Both of them look massive!

Revrunner said...

Ditto, William!

Lois Evensen said...

They are huge, indeed! They remind me of The Color Line ferries in Scandinavia.

Michelle said...

So enormous!

Randy said...

I agree with William, they look so huge.

Jack said...

The light on your photo of EV makes it look good, maybe in contrast with the sleek white of SV.

Karl said...

A wonderful light on your first photo.

Dina said...

You even caught the ferry with its stern doors open.

Arianna said...

La riprova che non sempre basso costo equivale a qualità! Ciao, Arianna

Birdman said...

How long is the journey.

Halcyon said...

Sometimes the low cost option is not the best one!

Unknown said...

BIG! Love the light on the top pic.

cieldequimper said...

I'm not much of a low cost fan. But I love the light in the first shot!

Luis Gomez said...

These are beautiful!