M/S Regina Baltica
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-->The M/S Regina Baltica is a passenger ferry operated by the Estonian ferry company Tallink. It is currently used on the line connecting Tallinn, Estonia with Stockholm, Sweden
History
The ship was built in 1980 in the Wärtsila shipyards in Turku, Finland for the Finnish company Viking Line and was used on lines connecting Finland with Sweden. Viking Line operated the ship as M/S Viking Song, it was the sistership of the M/S Viking Saga which was mostly destroyed in a fire in 1990 while operated by the Sally Cruise line under the name of M/S Sally Albatross. Though it was damaged beyond repair, parts were salvaged and reused in this ship's replacement, which today is operated by Silja Line as M/S Silja Opera.
In 1985, the Norwegian Fred. Olsen & Co. took over the ship as M/S Braemar and was used on various lines between Norway and the United Kingdom. In 1991, Baltic Line took over the ship and renamed it to M/S Baltica, and very soon afterwards to M/S Anna Karenina. For the last few months on this line, the name was changed to an abbreviated M/S Anna K. In 1996, Estline started operating the ship on its current line with its current name. In 2000, Tallink took over the ship. It was extensively renovated in 2002. In 2005, the ship was temporarily chartered to NATO for training exercises in Norway. As of 2006, the M/S Romantika is planned to replace the ship on the Stockholm line.
On September 28, 2005 the ship ran aground in Swedish waters near Kappelskär. There were no victims in the accident which happened on the 11th anniversary of the sinking of the M/S Estonia.
In May 2006 Ferry is on line Riga, Latvia-Stockholm, Sweden.
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