MV Ocean Life

Ocean Life was a cruise ship for a number of cruise lines, including Hellenic Seaways and Blue Ocean Cruises, under a number of names. She was sold for scrap in 2014.

1988 photo
History
Name:
  • 1981–1995: Lev Tolstoy
  • 1995–1998: Natasha
  • 1998–2001: Palmira
  • 2001–2006: The Jasmine
  • 2006–2007: Farah
  • 2007–2010: EasyCruise Life
  • 2010 onwards:Ocean Life
Namesake: Leo Tolstoy (original name)
Owner:
Operator:
  • 1981–2001: Black Sea Shipping Company (?)
  • 2001–2006: Mano Maritime
  • 2006–2007: Salam International Transport & Trading Co[1]
  • 2007–2009: EasyCruise
  • 2010 onwards: Blue Ocean Cruises
Port of registry:
Builder: Stocnia Szczecinska im A Warskiego, Szczecin, Poland[1]
Yard number: 492/02[1]
Launched: 6 February 1981[1]
In service: October 1981[1]
Identification:
Fate: Sold for scrap 2014
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Class and type: Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry
Tonnage:
Length: 134.50 m (441.27 ft)
Beam: 21.00 m (68.90 ft)
Depth: 5.60 m (18.37 ft)
Decks: 9[2]
Installed power:
  • 4 × Sulzer 6 LZ40/48 diesels
  • 12800 kW
Speed: 20 kn (37 km/h)
Range: 4,100 nmi (7,600 km)
Capacity: 350 passengers
General characteristics (as cruise ship)[2]
Class and type: Cruise ship (since 1 October 2010)
Tonnage: 12,711 GT
Speed: 17 knots (service speed)
Capacity: 550 passengers
Crew: 98

History

She was built in 1981 as a Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry by Stocnia Szczecinska im A Warskiego, Szczecin, Poland as Lev Tolstoy for the Black Sea Shipping Company. She was third in a series of seven near-identical ferries built for various shipping companies of the Soviet Union. She sailed under the names Natasha, Palmira, The Jasmine, Farah, EasyCruise Life and finally Ocean Life with Blue Open Cruise Lines, who operated her on a series of Indian coastal voyages.

Fate

The ship was sold for scrapping at Aliağa, Turkey, in August 2014.

Incidents

On her maiden voyage with Blue Open Cruise Lines on 18 November 2010, with over 400 passengers and 134 crew on board the Ocean Life developed a crack on her port side 17 nmi (31 km) off of Goa, in the Arabian Sea. The ship started taking on water and began to list five degrees. The vessel was moved to Western India Shipyard for repairs.[3]

See also

References
  1. Micke Asklander. "M/S Lev Tolstoy (1981)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  2. "easyCruise Life". easyCruise.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  3. "Tough Times For OCEAN LIFE". Maritime Matters.

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