F/B Blue Bridge

Photo © Frank Lose

Ship	Blue Bridge (2000)	Building Spec.	1976 at NSW Government, Australia N° 94
GRT	7.480	DWT	6.374
Dimensions	141,97 x 23,42 x 7,18	Engines	2 Kawasaki - MAN, 13.428 kW
Speed	17 knots	Passengers	800
Beds1	204 in 69 cabins	Cars	650
Lane Metres	1.054	Sister Ships
Registry Port	Limassol	Flag	Cypriotan
Former Owners		Former Names	Bass Trader 1976-96 Ionian Bridge 1997-00
New Owners		New Names
Line	Brindisi - Corfu - Igoumenitsa

Built in 1976 to work in Australian and New Zealand seas, was purchased and heavily rebuilt by Strintzis Lines at Perama. Second ship in Strintzis fleet offering the Camping on Board service, in 1997 was put on the line Brindisi - Igoumenitsa, departing from Brindisi at 20.00 arriving at Igoumenitsa the following day at 05.00, departing at 08.00 and arriving at Brindisi 15.00 hours. From 1998, with Ionian Sun on Aegean routes she changes the timetable, departing from Brindisi on morning and from Igoumenitsa and Corfu on evening. On winter 1999/2000, after been renamed “Blue Bridge” was chartered to Superfast Ferries for the line Bari - Patras, without stop at Igoumenitsa, that period operated only by “Superfast I”. Recently arrested for safety reasons, in 2003 season she’s again between Brindisi, Corfu and Igoumenitsa, leaving Italy Monday at 21.00 and from Wednesday to Sunday at 10.30 and Igoumenitsa from Tuesday to Sunday at 23.30. Surely the leader on Brindisi operators in the past years, now she suffers the competition of better ships.

Ro/Ro Bass Trader, photo © J.Y. Freeman

STRINTZIS LINES F/B Ionian Bridge photo from the site Strintzis Lines

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