Ferry Silesia went to the scrap yard after 47 years

After nearly 47 years of operation ended the story of one of the most recognizable ferryPolish Baltic Shipping. Built in Szczecin Shipyard Silesia It went to Alang, India in June, where it would be scrapped.

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Ferry Silesia for years she connected Poland with Sweden

Ferry passenger-car Silesia was built in 1979 in SSN Adolf Warski on order of Polish Baltic Shipping. He was the second ship of Project B490 and the ferry twin Pomerania.

It measured nearly 128 metres long and over 19 metres wide. He could have taken about 1,000 passengers and 300 cars or 26 trucks. As at the time, it was a modern ferry, well suited for handling regular passenger and freight connections in the Baltic.

For many years Silesia swimming on the Gdańsk-Nynäshamn route. It was one of the most important connections of Polferries to Sweden. Voyage It took about 19 hours and passengers had restaurants, cafes, duty-free shops, a nightclub and a disco. In 2003 ferry was directed on the Świnoujście-Ystad route.

From the Baltic to the Black and Mediterranean

In 2005 Polish Baltic Shipping sold ferry the Greek shipowner GA Ferries. The ship received the name Feliciaand then went to Ukrainian operator Ukrferra. He served the Odessa-Stambul connection at the time, and since 2006 he has sailed as Yuzhnaya Palmyra.

Over the years changing owners, names and operating areas. As Adriatica I swimming in the Mediterranean. In 2013, he was detained in Sicily due to shipowner's debts, which interrupted his further service under that name.

In 2020 ferry was to be used by the Maltese authorities as a temporary residence for migrants in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eventually, the plan was not implemented.

Last voyage to Alang

Almost five decades after entering the former ministry ferry Polferries completed operation. In June that year, he reached Alang, India, one of the world's largest ship recycling centres.

There the history of the ferry ended, which for more than two decades remained part of the Polish ferry service and for many passengers was one of the symbols of the sea trip to Sweden. In Alang Silesia It'll be scrapped.

Godmother Silesia Former Prof. Bożena Hager-Malecka, a valued pediatrician and a doctor who deserves treatment for leukemia and for lead in children.