CHARTRES
Aegean Sea Dec 2009
Approaching kos island harbour. Dec. 2009
Sailing from Piraeus Port. Dec 2009.
Disembarking pax and cars. Pta Delgada-Azores.Summer 2009.
Sailing from Pta Delgada-Azores.Summer 2009.
Now Express Santorini
By Stefanos Papadopoulos
I was surfing in the net, and accidentally found your site. While I was checking your subjects, I found out that Express Santorini, ex Chartres, is one of the ships commented on quite often. As it happens, I know this ship very well and I thought that you would be interested to know that this beautiful ferry is still in operation and actually in very-very good condition, as you can see from the pictures I am attaching here.
Just to let you know, the ship is operating between the Greek islands for the winter season and in Azores every summer season for the last three years and for the one that is coming. Although she is 36 years old, she still can make easily 19,0 knots, max 20,3 knots, and she passed a special survey last year. She is a very popular ship in Greece and I have the feeling that she is in the Azores too. I believe it’s not by luck that she is chosen for the 4th consecutively season, and for a 5th or a 6th one maybe, by the Azorian local shipping company.
Proudly her Master,
Cpt Stefanos Papadopoulos.
Update: Captain Papadopulos has given us the following link for more photos and videos of Chartres/Express Santorini as she is now. It is in Greek, but it's definitely well worth a look. Andy-Editor
http://www.arxipelagos.com/showthread.php?t=10394