NISSOS THIRASSIA (ΝΗΣΟΣ ΘΗΡΑΣΙΑ)
-Thirassia Shipping (1995-2022)
current OLIVIA C for Cardoso Marítima
Built in 1995 (age 29). Was registered in Piraeus. Current line: None in Greece, sold to Cardoso Marítima for service in São Tomé and Príncipe
The landing craft NISSOS THIRASSIA was built in 1995 in Greece for the Greek company Thirassia Shipping. She spent the first 27 years of her career on the Santorini-Thirassia line on the Cyclades, hence ensuring the daily connection of Thirassia with its more popular neighbour. The ship notably made a significant mark in the history of the Greek coastal service on 5 April 2007, when she took part of the rescue operation during the tragic sinking of the cruise ship SEA DIAMOND of Louis Cruises, which took place in the Caldera area in Santorini. The ship helped evacuate 1,500 passengers all by herself, and she was then helped by the lifeboats of the SEA DIAMOND and by other smaller local passenger ships. In 2022 her service was taken over by the KATO NISI of Elafonisos Ferries, and she was later sold to the São Toméan company Cardoso Marítima. She was renamed OLIVIA C and began service in 2023 on the Ana Chaves-Santo António line, thus linking the island of São Tomé with the island of Príncipe on the Gulf of Guinea.
PHOTOS (2015, 2019, 2022):
The legendary NISSOS THIRASSIA in her namesake island (7/2015).
The legendary NISSOS THIRASSIA in her namesake island (7/2015).
The legendary NISSOS THIRASSIA in her namesake island (7/2015).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA in Thirassia (7/2015).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA in Thirassia (7/2015).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA seen heading towards Thirassia (7/2019).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA seen heading towards Thirassia (7/2019).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA having left Thirassia and heading towards Santorini (7/2019).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA having left Thirassia and heading towards Santorini (7/2019).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA having left Thirassia and heading towards Santorini (7/2019).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA seen heading from Santorini to Thirassia (7/2019).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA seen in Salamina, after having completed her career on the Santorini-Thirassia line, and right before she was sold to Cardoso Marítima (9/2022).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA seen in Salamina, after having completed her career on the Santorini-Thirassia line, and right before she was sold to Cardoso Marítima (9/2022).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA seen in Salamina, after having completed her career on the Santorini-Thirassia line, and right before she was sold to Cardoso Marítima (9/2022).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA seen in Salamina, as she was spending her final days in Greek waters, after 27 years of service (9/2022).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA seen in Salamina, as she was spending her final days in Greek waters, after 27 years of service (9/2022).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA seen in Salamina, as she was spending her final days in Greek waters, after 27 years of service (9/2022).
The NISSOS THIRASSIA seen in Salamina, in what proved to be my final picture of the ship in Greece. Indeed, in January 2023, the ship left the country in which she was built and where she had operated with much success for 27 years in order to start service for Cardoso Marítima in São Tomé and Príncipe as the OLIVIA C (10/2022).