Ippotis

Celtic Star entering Dublin
History
Name	Ippotis (2010 – 2014) Celtic Star (2006–2010) Northern Star (2002–2006) Celtic Star (1999–2002) Loon-Plage (1998–1999) Ioalaos (1998) Kosei Maru (1991–1998)
Owner	Eptanisos Maritime (1998 – 2013) Kanko Kisen KK (1991–1998)
Operator	NEL Lines (2010 – 2013) P&O Irish Sea (2008–2010) Seatruck Ferries (2007–2008) Celtic Link Ferries (2006–2007) CoTuNav (2004–2006) Dart Line (2003–2004) P&O Irish Sea (1999–2003) DFDS Tor Line (1999) East Coast Ferries (1998–1999) Kanko Kisen KK (1991–1998)
Port of registry	Japan (1991–1999) Limassol, Cyprus (1999 – 2014)
Builder	Kanda Zosencho K.K., Kawajiri, Japan
Yard number	337
Launched	1 August 1991
Identification	IMO number: 9009633 Callsign P3CUB
Fate	Scrapped at Aliağa, Turkey 2014
General characteristics
Tonnage	11,086 GT
Length	136 m (446 ft 2 in)
Beam	20.50 m (67 ft 3 in)
Draught	6.70 m (22 ft 0 in)
Installed power	13,240 kilowatts (17,760 hp)
Propulsion	2 × Pielstick diesel engines
Speed	20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph)
Capacity	12 passengers, 53 trailers

Ippotis was a roll-on/roll-off ferry owned and operated by Eptanisos Maritime on the Ibiza–Barcelona route.

History

Ippotis was launched in 1991 as the Kosei Maru for Kanko Kisen KK.

• 1998 she was sold to Strintzis Lines and renamed Ioalaos.
• Later in 1998 she was renamed Loon-Plage and sold to East Coast Ferries.
• 1999 she was sold to DFDS Tor Line, renamed Celtic Star and put into service on the Rotterdam–Immingham route.
• April 1999, she was sold to P&O Irish Sea Lines for service on the Liverpool–Dublin route. Celtic Star was reflagged to Cyprus in May 1999.
• 2002 she was renamed Northern Star and transferred to the Larne–Liverpool route.
• 2003; sold to Dart Line for service on the Dartford–Vlissingen route.
• 2004; sold to CoTuNav Tunisian Ferries for service on the Tunis–Livorno route.
• 2006; sold to Celtic Link Ferries and renamed Celtic Star. She was used on the Dublin–Liverpool route.
• 2007; acquired by Seatruck Ferries, remaining on the Dublin–Liverpool route.
• 2008; Celtic Star was chartered to P&O Irish Sea, remaining on the Liverpool–Dublin route.

In 2014 Ippotis scrapped at Aliağa, Turkey.

Incidents

Shortly after entering service with East Coast, Celtic Star ran aground.

On 30 November 2006, eight trailers were washed overboard on a crossing from Dublin to Liverpool.

On 1 February 2010, Celtic Star came into contact with a buoy in the Mersey estuary.

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