MS ''Vesterålen'' is a passenger vessel operated by the
Norwegian-based
Hurtigruten
''Hurtigruten'' (), formally Kystruten Bergen-Kirkenes ("coastal route Bergen-Kirkenes"), is a Norwegian public coastal route transporting passengers that travel locally, regionally, and between the ports of call, and also cargo between ports ...
. The vessel was constructed in
Harstad Harstad may refer to:
Places
*Harstad (town)
Harstad (; ) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is also the administrative centre of Harstad Municipality. The city has a populati ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
in 1983. She was refitted in
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven (; ) is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany. It forms an exclave of the Bremen (state), city-state of Bremen. The Geeste (river), River Geeste flows through the city before emptying into the Weser.
Brem ...
, Germany in 1989 to increase passenger capacity, and then later in 1995. As of 2010, the ship operates cruises primarily along the coast of Norway.
Winter 2019 the webcam shows the ship in the docks.
[MS Verstråle]
webcam
shows a pic dated 16th Oct 2019. (Linked checked 18th Jan 2020)
References
1983 ships
Hurtigruten
Ships built in Norway
Passenger ships of Norway
Merchant ships of Norway
External links
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