F/B EROTOKRITOS

Photo © Gunnar Menzer

 

 

 

Under the name “Ishikari” was lenghtened by 12,8 metres, as her sister “Dratsetsu”, now F/B “Lato” of ANEK. Now the sister are no longer identical: the “Erotokritos” is the most similar to the original appearance: the differences are a new mainmast and the position of lifeboats, which were raised. Probably the result of the conversion would have been far better if the ship had retained “Ionian Express” name and Strintzis ownership; the company which originally acquired her; then her arrival in Minoan Fleet was the revolution on Adriatic ferries market: she was the first ship linking directly Ancona to Patras or Igoumenitsa, completed in 24 hours and the first ship offering camping aboard service. From 1997 she is on Venice Line, which was abandoned from October 2001, except for a little time on April replacing the “Prometheus”. For 2002 summer there aren’t scheduled services for “Erotokritos”… why not Brindisi? In effect this was the solution, although not with Minoan Lines or Hellas Ferries’s brands but with My Way one; the new company has chartered her for six months with an option for buying the ship. Probably she’ll serve the Patras – Brindisi line along with “El Greco”.

 

Photo from Pieter Inpijn’s collection

 

Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Ancona Port, 30/06/94      

 

Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Patras Sea, 06/10/00

 

MARITIME WAY F/B Erotokritos photo © Maritime Way

 

 

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