Lev Tolstoy at Naples in 1988.
History
Name
  • 1981–1995: Lev Tolstoy
  • 1995–1998: Natasha
  • 1998–2001: Palmira
  • 2001–2006: The Jasmine
  • 2006–2007: Farah
  • 2007–2010: EasyCruise Life
  • 2010–2014: Ocean Life
NamesakeLeo Tolstoy (original name)
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderStocnia Szczecinska im A Warskiego, Szczecin, Poland[1]
Yard number492/02[1]
Launched6 February 1981[1]
Completed1981
Maiden voyage1981
In serviceOctober 1981[1]
Out of service2014
Identification
FateScrapped in 2014.
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Class and typeDmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry
Tonnage
Length134.50 m (441.27 ft)
Beam21.00 m (68.90 ft)
Depth5.60 m (18.37 ft)
Decks9[2]
Installed power
  • 4 × Sulzer 6 LZ40/48 diesels
  • 12800 kW
Speed20 kn (37 km/h)
Range4,100 nmi (7,600 km)
Capacity350 passengers
General characteristics (as cruise ship)[2]
Class and typeCruise ship (since 1 October 2010)
Tonnage12,711 GT
Speed17 knots (service speed)
Capacity550 passengers
Crew98

The MV 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.

History

Palmira at Hamburg in 1999.

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Micke Asklander. "M/S Lev Tolstoy (1981)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  2. 1 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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