MV ''Logos Hope'' is a ship operated as a part of a faith based organisations by

Gute Bücher für Alle Gute Bücher für Alle ( en, Good Books for All) is a German charity, based in Mosbach, which operates floating bookshops. It is best known as the operator of such vessels, currently deploying the MV ''Logos Hope'' in service of the organization' ...

. She was built in 1973 as the ferry MV ''Gustav Vasa'' for service between

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ...

(Sweden) and

Travemünde Travemünde () is a borough of Lübeck, Germany, located at the mouth of the river Trave in Lübeck Bay. It began life as a fortress built by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, in the 12th century to guard the mouth of the Trave, and the Danes ...

(Germany) and later operated as the MV ''Norröna'' providing a ferry service to the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

History

In 1973 the ship was commissioned as the car ferry ''Gustav Vasa'' running between

(Sweden) and

(Germany), a route she ran for 10 years. In April 1983 she was sold to the Faroese ferry company Smyril Line and renamed ''Norröna''. Sailing from

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...

, the Faroese capital, to Lerwick (Shetland Islands),

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...

(Norway),

Hanstholm Hanstholm is a small town and a former island, now elevated area in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, located in northern Denmark. The population of the town is 2,104 (1 January 2022).

(Denmark) and

Seyðisfjörður Seyðisfjörður () is a town in the Eastern Region of Iceland at the innermost point of the fjord of the same name. The town is located in the municipality of Múlaþing. A road over Fjarðarheiði mountain pass (elevation ) connects Seyðisfjö ...

(Iceland) each summer, she was often chartered in the winter to cover other operators’ overhaul schedules. On 8 April 1990 the vessel suffered a small deliberate fire in the passenger accommodation resulting in several casualties. The ferry was on charter to B&I Ferries (now

Irish Ferries Irish Ferries is an Irish ferry and transport company that operates passenger and freight services on routes between Ireland, Britain and Continental Europe, including Dublin Port–Holyhead; Rosslare Europort to Pembroke as well as Dublin ...

) running between Pembroke Dock & Rosslare. Casualties were evacuated by RAF Rescue Helicopters to

Withybush General Hospital Withybush General Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Cyffredinol Llwynhelyg) is a district general hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board. History The hospital started life in 1942 as a wartime h ...

in Haverfordwest. When Smyril Line delivered a new '' Norröna'' in 2003, the old vessel became ''Norröna I'' and was put up for sale.

purchased the vessel in March 2004.

References

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