MF Lastovo

Lastovo in the port of Split as seen on Sep 18, 2011
History
Croatia
Name
  • Ishizuchi (1969-1978)  Japan
  • Partizanka (1978)
  • Lastovo I (1978-1998)
  • Lastovo (1998 onwards)
Owner
Port of registry Croatia, Rijeka
Route
Builder
Yard numberNo. 627
Launched10 December 1969
Homeport Croatia, Split
IdentificationIMO number: 7010717
StatusShip in service
General characteristics
TypeRo-Ro passenger ship[1]
Tonnage
  • BRT 1114,63
  • NRT 339,5
LengthLoa 72.7 m
Beam13.6 m
Draught3.671 m
Installed power2646 kW
Propulsion
  • Internal combustion engine
  • Dies 4T1 2
  • MAN B&W Diesel A/s
  • Frederikshavn, 1969
  • 2 propellers fix blade
Speed16 kn
Capacity
  • Passengers 500
  • Cars 60

The MF Lastovo is a ferry owned by Croatian shipping company Jadrolinija that operates on local routes.[2] The ship was built in Japan's Kurushima Dock Co. Ltd. for Japanese company Shikoku Chuo Ferry Boat K.K[3] to serve the route between Kawanoe and Kobe. In 1978 the ship was bought by Jadrolinija and renamed, firstly to Partizanka, then, in the same year, to Lastovo I. In the year 1998 the ship was renamed to Lastovo.

Lastovo departing the port of Split, on Feb 9, 2012

Its capacity is 500 passengers and 60 vehicles.[4] In December 2023, Jadrolinija announced that Lastovo is set to be replaced with a newer and larger ship [it; jp], also built in Japan, launched in 1997 as Tsurugi, and bought third-hand from a Greek owner;[4] initially renamed as Vela Luka, it was renamed to Oliver during 2024, after Oliver Dragojević.[5][6]

Accidents

On August 15, 1993, around 7 PM (CEST), while Lastovo I was at a position around 2 nmi from Ubli, the fire broke out in the engine room. The ship had managed to dock, but the fire was extinguished just on Aug 16, 3:30 AM. The badly damaged ship was towed to Split's north port Vranjic. Since the damage was great, the possibility of sending the ship to a scrapyard was considered, but it was finally rejected, and the Jadran-Brodoremont d.o.o. completed the repair on Aug 4, 1994, with new engines installed.

On August 11, 2024, three crew members were killed and one was severely injured when the bow ramp reportedly weighing around 10 tons uncontrollably fell on the crew who were on the dock.[7] The investigation is conducted by the Port Captaincy of Rijeka; the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure; and the Air, Maritime and Railway Traffic Accidents Investigation Agency.[8]

References

  1. ^ Hrvatski registar brodova > Naslovna
  2. ^ Početna
  3. ^ Jadrolinija - Page 3: Car Ferries 1962-1990
  4. ^ a b Đečević, Jasmin (13 December 2023). "U "Lenac" stigao i treći brod kojeg je Jadrolinija nabavila u Grčkoj. Zvat će se "Vela Luka" i zamijenit će "Lastovo"". Novi list. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. ^ Strize, Dominik (3 March 2024). "Trajekt koji će ploviti na liniji Split - Vela Luka - Ubli zvat će se 'Oliver'". Croatian Radiotelevision (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  6. ^ Mikulić, Anamaria (9 April 2024). "Otvoreno more - Trajekt 'Oliver' sutra kreće na svoje prvo putovanje, ispratite ga brodskim sirenama!". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Rampa trajekta pala na pomorce, tri poginula, četvrtog izvukli iz mora. Stižu detalji". Index.hr (in Croatian). 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. ^ Vuković, Slavica (11 August 2024). "Oglasilo se Ministarstvo mora: 'Izražavamo žaljenje zbog ove strašne nesreće i sućut obiteljima preminulih'". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 August 2024.