Moby Zazà

The ferry “Moby Zazà” in the Porto Mediceo. (Already posted on Instagram)
Il traghetto “Moby Zazà” nel Porto Mediceo. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

External links: MS Moby Zazà (Wikipedia)
Link esterni: Moby Zazà (Wikipedia)

Moby Niki

The first appearance in Livorno of the ferry “Moby Niki”, with Batman, Gotham City, and the Bat-Signal.
La prima volta a Livorno del traghetto “Moby Niki”, con Batman, Gotham City ed il Batsegnale.

External links: MS European Voyager (Wikipedia)
Link esterni: Moby Niki (Wikipedia)

Five Ships

Easter Monday, Porto Mediceo: the cargo ships “Tahsin”, “Clara K”, “Adnan N” and the ferries “Moby Wonder” and “Mega Express Five”.
Lunedì di Pasqua, Porto Mediceo: le navi da carico “Tahsin”, “Clara K”, “Adnan N” ed i traghetti “Moby Wonder” e “Mega Express Five”.

Looney Tunes

Sylvester the Cat, Daffy Duck, Taz, Wile E. Coyote and Tweetyon the side of the ferry “Moby Wonder”. (Already posted on Instagram)
Gatto Silvestro, Daffy Duck, Taz e Wile E. Coyote e Titti sulla fiancata del traghetto “Moby Wonder”. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Moby Aki at Sunset

The ferry “Moby Aki” arriving at sunset, just outside the port.

See also: Moby Aki
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Twenty Five Years

In the late evening of Wednesday April 10, 1991, the ferry “Moby Prince” collided with the oil tanker “Agip Abruzzo” just outside the port of Livorno. An extensive fire ravaged the ship and there was only one survivor, the other 140 on board were killed by the fire or toxic fumes. A plaque at the entrance of the Porto Mediceo remembers the names of the victims.

External links: Moby Prince disaster (Wikipedia)
See also: Moby Prince - Nineteen Years - Twenty Years - April 10, 1991

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Moby Vincent aground

Here is our beloved “Moby Vincent” undergoing some off-season maintenance inside the floating dock. The ferry is already ready to ply her usual route from Livorno to Bastia, in Corsica.

See also: Moby Vincent - Traffic Jam
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April 10, 1991

In the late evening of Wednesday April 10, 1991, the ferry “Moby Prince” collided with the oil tanker “Agip Abruzzo” just outside the port of Livorno. An extensive fire ravaged the ship and there was only one survivor, the other 140 on board were killed by the fire or toxic fumes. A plaque at the entrance of the Porto Mediceo remembers the names of the victims.

External links: Moby Prince disaster (Wikipedia)
See also: Moby Prince - Nineteen Years - Twenty Years

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Cruise Terminal

Our “Terminal Crociere” (Cruise Terminal), mostly used by ferries like the “Moby Aki” in background. We have seen something of the inside with “Naturalia”.

See also: Moby Aki - Naturalia

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Moby Aki & Mega Express Two

The “Mega Express Two” and “Moby Aki” ferries in port.

You have already seen these ferries, but this time there is something more in the pictures: the heavy rain.

See also: Mega Express Two - Moby Aki
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Passing Ferry

The stern of the “Moby Tommy” ferry, while leaving port, passes the green light.

(Photo taken at full zoom last September)

See also: Moby Tommy - Traffic Jam - Green Light
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Moby Vincent

The “Moby Vincent” is one of the oldest ferries in service between Livorno and Bastia: she was built at the Rickmers shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, and launched in 1974 as “Stena Normandica”.

The ferry, like many other born up there, got tired of the cold Northern seas and in 1990 migrated to the Mediterranean. Renamed “Moby Vincent”, she began to ply the route between Corsica and Italy.

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Moby Aki and Wonder

There is no way that this summer is going to end without seeing again two of our most colorful ferries.

A set of Looney Tunes characters on the side of the “Moby Aki”

The same set, differently arranged on the side of the “Moby Wonder”

See also: Moby Aki - Moby Wonder
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External links: Looney Tunes (Wikipedia)

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Sylvester

Today is the feast of Saint Sylvester, but ours is obviously not a saint...

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Moby Wonder and a Birthday

Daffy Duck, Taz and Wile E. Coyote watch a patrol boat from the side of the “Moby Wonder”.

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Happy Birthday, Trillian!

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Mobi Aki

The “Moby Aki” is another sister ship of “Moby Wonder” and “Moby Freedom”, but with a different birthplace: the ferry was built in 2005 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona.Tweety, Sylvester, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Taz and Wile E. Coyote are lined up as usual on the sides of the Moby Lines ferries. There is one more sister ship, but in quite different waters: the “MS Superstar” sails the Baltic for the Estonian Tallink.

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Moby Freedom

The “Moby Freedom”, one of the sister ships of the “Moby Wonder”, usually operates on the same route linking Livorno with Olbia, in Sardinia. This ferry was also built in 2001 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, in South Korea.As usual Moby Lines ferries are painted with Looney Tunes liveries. In the rush to the finishing line we can see: Wile E. Coyote, Bugs Bunny, Taz, Tweety, Sylvester and Daffy Duck.

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Moby Wonder

The “Moby Wonder” usually links Livorno with Olbia, in Sardinia. It is a 175m cruiseferry, which is a kind of ship combining some features of a cruise ship with a ferry. The boat was built in 2001 in South Korea by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the second largest shipbuilder in the world. Moby Lines is known for its liveries featuring Looney Tunes characters: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Taz, Wile E. Coyote, Tweety and Sylvester are neatly framed on the sides of this ferry.

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Moby Baby

The “Moby Baby” usually links Piombino with Portoferraio, on the island of Elba. The ferry was built at the Öresundsvarvet yard in Landskrona, Sweden, and launched in 1966 as “Svea Drott”.

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Twenty Years

Today is the 20th anniversary of the tragedy of the ferry “Moby Prince”. A memorial plaque with the names of the 140 victims was erected inside the “Porto Mediceo”.

See also: Nineteen Years
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External link: Moby Prince (Wikipedia)

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