MV Agios Georgios (1972)
MV Agios Georgios, also known as Panagia Tinou, is a historic roll-on/roll-off ferry that began life in 1972 as Hengist. Built by DCNS Arsenal de la Marine in France, she was launched on 29 April 1972 and entered service in June 1972. She was designed for the English Channel and operated the Folkestone–Boulogne route until 1991. A severe storm in 1987 beached her.
Over the years she carried many names as ownership changed: Hengist (1972–1991), Stena Hengist (1991–1992), Romilda (1992–1993), Apollo Express 2 (1993–1996), Panagia Ekatontapiliani (1996–1999; 2001–2004), Express Artemis (1999–2001), Agios Georgios (2004–2015), and Panagia Tinou (2015–2017).
Owners and operators also changed several times, ending with Ventouris Sea Lines for much of her Greek service. She sailed under the London register from 1972 to 1992 and under the Piraeus register from 1992 to 2016.
Key specs: length 110 m, gross tonnage 5,590, draught 11.23 m, speed 19.5 knots.
Identifications: IMO 7205063, call sign SWXF, MMSI 237014500.
Fate: sank while docked at Piraeus in April 2016, was raised in February 2017, and scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey later in 2017.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 23:37 (CET).