FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I (ΦΛΑΪΝΓΚ ΝΤΟΛΦΙΝ ΒΕΝΟΥΣ Ι)
-Aegean Flying Dolphins
Built in 1981 (age 43). Registered in Piraeus. Current line: None (under refit in Perama)
The hydrofoil FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I was built in 1981 in Georgia (then part of the Soviet Union), as the FLYING DOLPHIN XIV for the Greek company Ceres Flying Dolphins, alongside two other sister ships, namely the FLYING DOLPHIN XV and the FLYING DOLPHIN XVI. All three of them were deployed on the Agios Konstantinos-Volos-Trikeri-Pefki-Skiathos-Skopelos-Alonissos-Marmaras line on the Sporades. In 1999 her company was transferred to Minoan Flying Dolphins. She continued to serve the Sporades, although this time her service was restricted on the Agios Konstantinos-Volos-Trikeri-Skiathos-Skopelos-Alonissos line. Minoan Flying Dolphins was renamed Hellas Flying Dolphins in 2002, and was rebranded as Hellenic Seaways in 2005, during which the FLYING DOLPHIN XIV was sold to Paxos Flying Dolphins. She was renamed PAXOS FLYING DOLPHIN and she entered service on the Corfu-Paxoi line on the Ionian Sea. In 2008 she was sold to Aegean Flying Dolphins, being renamed FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I, and she was deployed on the Samos-Patmos-Leipsoi-Leros-Kalymnos-Kos line on the Dodecanese. In 2010 she headed to the Saronic Gulf, being deployed on the Piraeus-Aegina-Agistri line. At the end of the 2011 season, due to having reached the mandatory limit of 30 years of service, she had to be retired and she was therefore withdrawn from the Saronic Gulf. She was laid-up in Perama for the next five years. In 2016, after the age limit imposed on hydrofoils was abolished, it was rumoured that she would be reactivated in order to operate on the Sporades, but this did not happen as she briefly replaced her fleetmate, namely the FLYING DOLPHIN ATHINA, on the Piraeus-Aegina-Agistri line, due to the latter experiencing several engine troubles. However, the FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I would herself go on to experience an engine failure after just two days of service, and she was once again sent for lay-up in Perama. In 2019 she was reactivated once more and she resumed service on the Saronic Gulf, being deployed on the Piraeus-Aegina-Agistri-Methana-Poros line. She was once again laid-up in Perama in 2020, although she returned later in that same year on the Sporades, namely on the Volos-Skiathos-Skopelos-Alonissos line. In 2022 she once again returned to the Piraeus-Aegina-Agistri line.
PHOTOS (2019, 2022):
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen in Piraeus in her first day of service for the summer of 2019, which marked her first season of operations since 2016 (7/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen in Piraeus in her first day of service for the summer of 2019, which marked her first season of operations since 2016 (7/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen outside of Piraeus, having suffered an engine failure which was being fixed by her crew (7/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen outside of Piraeus, having suffered an engine failure which was being fixed by her crew (7/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I preparing to dock in Piraeus (7/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I preparing to dock in Piraeus (7/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I having just docked in Piraeus (7/2019).
Crossing the FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I on the Saronic Gulf, as she heads from Piraeus to Aegina (7/2019).
Crossing the FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I on the Saronic Gulf, as she heads from Piraeus to Aegina (7/2019).
The stern of the FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I as she is seen resting in Poros (7/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I resting in Piraeus (8/2019).
Crossing the FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I on the Saronic Gulf, as she heads from Aegina to Piraeus (8/2019).
Crossing the FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I on the Saronic Gulf, as she heads from Aegina to Piraeus (8/2019).
Crossing the FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I on the Saronic Gulf, as she heads from Aegina to Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen departing the port of Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen departing the port of Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen departing the port of Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I preparing to leave Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I preparing to leave Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I preparing to leave Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I ready to leave the island of Aegina after activating her engines to full speed (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I ready to leave the island of Aegina after activating her engines to full speed (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I leaving Aegina in order to head towards Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I leaving Aegina in order to head towards Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I leaving Aegina in order to head towards Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen approaching Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen approaching Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen approaching Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I having just docked in Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I departing the port of Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen leaving Aegina in order to head towards Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen leaving Aegina in order to head towards Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen leaving Aegina in order to head towards Piraeus (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I leaving Aegina and en route to Piraeus (8/2019).
Crossing the FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I, as she heads from Piraeus to Aegina (8/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen in Piraeus, shortly before her departure to Aegina. Picture taken by my mother, to whom I am truly grateful (11/2019).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen in the port of Piraeus, during her first summer season on the Saronic Gulf since 2019
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen in Piraeus, during her comeback season on the Saronic Gulf (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen resting in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen resting in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen resting in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I spotted in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen departing the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen departing the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen departing the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen as she leaves Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I spotted in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I spotted in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I docked in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen once again as she departs the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen once again as she departs the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen once again as she departs the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen as she is about to enter the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen as she is about to enter the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen entering the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I docked in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I docked in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen as she is resting in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen as she is resting in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen departing the port of Aegina (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen on the Saronic Gulf, as she heads from Aegina to Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen as she is resting in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen in the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
A view of the FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I in Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen in the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen in the port of Piraeus (8/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen in Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen in Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen in Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen following her arrival in Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen following her arrival in Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen following her arrival in Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen about to dock in Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen docked in Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen leaving the port of Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen leaving the port of Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen leaving the port of Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen heading towards the exit of the port of Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I seen heading towards the exit of the port of Piraeus (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I having just returned to Piraeus during the evening (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I having just returned to Piraeus during the evening (9/2022).
The FLYING DOLPHIN VENUS I having just returned to Piraeus during the evening (9/2022).