MS Arion

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

MS Arion

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

6420214

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Flag

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Vessel type

ship

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

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Length overall

137.1 m

Beam

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Year built

1964

Passengers (maximum)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q83640097. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.544

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About MS Arion

The MS Arion was a passenger car ferry, which was part of the NEL Lines fleet. She was built in 1965 in Glasgow, United Kingdom and was put into operation by NEL in 1975 (She also operated in the past, under different names and owners). She took her name from Arion, a lyric poet from Mithymna (Molyvos) of Lesvos. The ship initially operated in Israel as the Nili and later as the Helsinki Express on the Baltic Sea. Later, as the Jamaica Queen, she sailed in the Caribbean as a cruise ship. She came to Greece in 1975 and received her final name. The ship was destroyed in 1981 by a bomb blast in Haifa, Israel. She was towed out of port and burned completely. Finally, she was sold for scrap in 1984.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MS Arion now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MS Arion in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is MS Arion?

MS Arion is a ship, built in 1964 by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company. The vessel is 137.1 m long.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MS Arion?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MS Arion from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for MS Arion. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.