 Sevenhill at Warrenpoint, 14 July 2003 as Moondance
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| History | |
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| Owner |
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| Operator | Legend Line |
| Builder | Rickmers Rederei G.m.b.H, Bremerhaven, Germany. |
| Yard number | 395 |
| Launched | 19 July 1978 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7800112 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 5,646 GT |
| Length | 112.32 m (368 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 17.43 m (57 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 5.36 m (17 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2x propellers |
| Speed | 16 knots (18 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 19 |
MS Lady Roz is a ro-ro freight ferry built in 1978. It is a sister ship to Riverdance. She was probably best known for its time at Seatruck Ferries, named Moondance. The vessel was originally built for Emadala Shipping.
Career
Gilnavi (1978-90)
Launched in 1978 as the Emadala, she was chartered to Gilnavi and used on the Genoa-Malta-Piraeus-Alexandria route. Sevenhill was sold to Gilnavi in 1990.
Cencargo (1990-97)
In 1990, Sevenhill was sold to Cencargo in 1993, during her time with Cencargo she was named Merchant Victor. She was used on the Heysham-Warrenpoint and Ostend-Ramsgate routes until 1993, when she was chartered for use in the Caribbean. In 1994 she returned to British waters, being used on the Hull-Zeebrugge and Felixstowe-Zeebrugge routes. In 1996 she was used on the Belfast-Heysham route, and in 1997 she was used on the Portsmouth-Guernsey - Jersey route, then the Dartford - Zeebrugge route.
Seatruck (1997-2010)
In 1997 she was chartered by Seatruck, and renamed Moondance. She was purchased by Seatruck in 1998 for use on the Heysham-Warrenpoint route. In April 2008 she was awaiting a refit in Birkenhead.
On 29 June 2008 she was involved in a grounding incident at Warrenpoint after an electrical failure put the controllable pitch propellers into full astern, which was a default setting. Moondance suffered damage to her rudders and rudder stocks. An underlying cause of the accident was insufficient manning of the bridge and engine room and lax operating procedures on board Moondance. Moondance returned to service on 16 October 2008 running between Heysham and Warrenpoint. With the arrival of Clipper Panorama, Moondance was redeployed to the newly opened Fredericia, Denmark to Moss Norway route. This route began operation on 2 February 2009.
With the suspension of Fredericia-Moss service from 10 February 2009, Moondance briefly laid up in Denmark before returning to Liverpool where she was laid up in East Huskisson dock.
Ownership from 2010 to Present
Since 2010, the vessel has been owned by six different companies in Turkey and has operated in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Red Sea:
- 2010 - 2012: Purchased by Starline Maritime in Cyprus and renamed Kibris Gunesi.
- 2012 - 2017: Renamed Sevenhill and operated out of Samsun, Turkey, by Sevenhill RoRo.
- July 2017 - September 2021: Renamed Tiger A operated by Awesta Shipping Corp between the ports of Samsun and Tuapse, Russia.
- September 13 2021- March 15 2022: Renamed to Luccello and owned by Mered Ship Management Co, Ltd of Mersin, Turkey. On the 5th March 2022, the vessel was reportedly seized by the Libyan National Army after unloading 100 military armoured vehicles in Benghazi, Libya. This was noted by the UN Panel of Experts as a violation of the UN arms embargo.
- March - August 2022: Days after the Libya incident, the vessel was transferred to Yildirim Shipping and renamed Victory RoRo, continuing its operations in the Mediterranean and Red Seas. In July 2022, while en route from Aqaba, Jordan, it was tracked by French Navy surveillance off the Libyan coast during Operation IRINI. The ship was monitored by multiple warships, and an inspection confirmed the presence of dozens of military-modified vehicles. The vessel was detained in Marseille, France, for 3 days to unload seized vehicles before being released.
- August 19 2022 - Present: Now named Lady Roz, operated by Legend Logistics, with its primary routes between Mersin, Turkey and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
See also
- MS Riverdance - Moondance's sister ship that sank off the coast of Blackpool, England.
References
- "M/S EMADALA". Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 2 January 2008. (Swedish)
- "Report on the investigation of the electrical blackout and subsequent grounding of the ro-ro cargo ship Moondance in Warrenpoint Harbour, Northern Ireland, 29 June 2008" (PDF). Marine Accidents Investigations Branch. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- "FREDERICIA-MOSS v.v." Fredericia-Moss. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- Seatruck RO/R0 Service Fredericia-Moss. Service on stand by Fredericia Moss v.v. Retrieved 24 October 2009
- "MV Merchant Victor – Past and Present". Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- "Letter dated 24 May 2022 from the Panel of Experts on Libya established pursuant to resolution 1973 (2011) addressed to the President of the Security Council" (PDF). Security Council Report. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- "EU Operation IRINI found a cargo in breach of the UN arms embargo on Libya during the inspection of a ship off the coast of Libya". Operation Irini. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- "IRINI finds military equipment aboard ship sailing from Jordan to eastern Libya". Libya Observer. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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