Tag: apollon
Funnels: Apollon (ex-Senlac)
The Apollon at Igoumenitsa, July 2008. Click for larger image.
Apollon: the good, the bad and the ugly
Despite her regrettable demise, one cannot hide from the fact that the Apollon was in rather ropey condition in her final few years. However, if one overlooked the exploding toilets…
Mediterranean Massacre – Part One
The revised SOLAS (Safety of Life At Sea) regulations which came into force on 30 September were expected to cause several casualties, but the speed and number of older ferries…
Farewell Senlac, Apollo Express, Express Apollon, Apollon
With minimal warning, the Apollon of European Seaways sailed for scrapping at Aliaga in Turkey on Thursday morning. Her final scheduled sailings on the Bari-Durres run were in mid-September, after…
Things Seen – November 2009
The paddle steamer Lincoln Castle is up for sale for £20,000. The last of the trio of ships built for the New Holland-Hull ferry service of the LNER, this ship,…
Picture of the week: Apollon (ex-Senlac)
The Apollon at Brindisi (click for larger image) Previous image
More on the Senlac
Nigel Best has come to the rescue to complete our update of the current status of the ‘H Boats’ with recent images, from owners European Seaways, of the Senlac, now…
Recent Comments