Sweden’s inspectors bar Tallink liner from sailing due to numerous defects

Nov 28, 2007
From wire reports

TALLINN - A Tallink-owned passenger and car ferry was barred from setting sail from Sweden last week, sparking a row between the owner and a Norwegian firm leasing the vessel. The Swedish Maritime Administration on Nov. 22 prevented the Fantaasia, which had been under repair in the port of Gothenburg, from embarking, according to reports. An inspection of the ship found several technical shortcomings, including a missing backup bolt used to lock the bow visor, according to reports. The louds ...

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