MS The Calypso

The Calypso at Rhodes in 2008
History
Name:	1967–1981: Canguro Verde 1981–1989: Durr 1989–1990: Ionian Harmony 1990–1993: Sun Fiesta 1993–1994: Regent Jewel 1994–2007: Calypso 2007–2013: The Calypso 2013–2013: Caly
Operator:	1967–1974: Traghetti Sardi 1974–1981: Società Linee Canguro 1981–1989: Fayez Trading & Shipping 1989–1990: Strintzis Lines 1990–1992: Ferry Charter St. Thomas 1992–1993: A Lelakis 1993–1994: Regency Cruises 1994–2000: Transocean Tours 2000–2006: Louis Cruises 2006–2009: Thomson Cruises 2009–2010: Louis Cruises
Port of registry:	1967–1981: Cagliari,  Italy 1981–1989: Jeddah,  Saudi Arabia 1989–1990: Piraeus,  Greece 1990–2000: Nassau,  Bahamas 2000–2006: Piraeus,  Greece 2006–2007: Limassol,  Cyprus 2007–2013: Piraeus,  Greece 2013: Basseterre,  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Builder:	Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Yard number:	645
Launched:	1967
Identification:	Call sign: V4RU2 IMO number: 6715372
Fate:	Scrapped in Alang in 2013
General characteristics (after 1992 rebuild)
Tonnage:	11,162 GT
Length:	135.4 m (444 ft 3 in)
Beam:	19.2 m (63 ft 0 in)
Draught:	6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Decks:	8
Installed power:	Two Fiat diesel engines
Propulsion:	Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers Bow and stern thrusters
Speed:	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity:	596 passengers in 243 cabins

Caly was a cruise liner owned by Louis Cruises, and was under charter to Thomson Cruises, part of TUI Travel at one time. Earlier names of the ship are Canguro Verde, Durr, Ionian Harmony, Sun Fiesta, Regent Jewel, Calypso and The Calypso. In April 2013, she was beached in Alang, India, for scrapping.

On Saturday 6 May 2006 at 4 am the starboard engine caught fire 16 miles off Eastbourne while it was carrying 708 people from Tilbury to Saint Peter Port on Guernsey. The crew put the fire out. The passengers meanwhile were assemble in the designated emergency stations, which however did not need to be launched. The fire caused extensive damage to the ship and she was out of action through the early part of the (northern hemisphere) summer cruising season.