MS ''Polaris'' was a
Russian-owned,
Danish
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...
-built
passenger ship
A passenger ship is a merchant ship whose primary function is to carry passengers on the sea. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers, such as the ubiquitous twelve-passenger freig ...
in service with the Murmansk Shipping Company and based in Murmansk. It was built in 1968, and until 2000, it served as a
ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
between cities in
Greenland, mainly passenger transfers along the Greenland coastline. In 2000 she was bought by Scandinavian Cruise Line and was refurbished in Denmark by Master Mariner AB, Sweden. She was named M/S Shearwaterto and changed to
Bahamian flag. She was sold to Norway 2001. It moved to
Russia in 2005
It holds 80 passengers and is equipped with a lounge with bar, as well as a library, covered deck, outside deck and a gift shop. It was renovated at
Tallinn,
Estonia in 2005 and offered cruises in the
Barents Sea and transfers from Murmansk to
St. Petersburg,
Archangelsk
Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near i ...
, the
Solovets Islands and was also the only ship that stops at
Vaygach Island.
It was surveyed in
Murmansk on 27 February 2010 and found to be in good condition.
References
External links
Det Norske VeritasRussian Maritime RegisterGreat Canadian Travel CompanyMS Polaris
1968 ships
Passenger ships of Russia
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