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Ferry to change onto route Karlshamn-Klaipeda
The Visemar (Visentini)-owned 'Ciudad de Valencia' left Campamento on Oct 14, 2026, enroute to Klaipeda for a charter to DFDS with an ETA as of Oct 21. has spent the past few weeks at a shipyard in Algeciras. The operator announced in April that the chartered RoPax would increase capacity, particularly for passengers, on its Karlshamn–Klaipeda route by replacing the 'Optima Seaways', which has only around a third of passenger capacity. The difference in freight capacity was less, with 2,566 lane metres compared with 2,300. Since its delivery, the 'Ciudad de Valencia' has been chartered to Trasmediterránea, which has become part of Baleària. It will be the newest Visentini version operated by DFDS. The 1999-built 'Optima Seaways' represented the first egeneration of Visentini vessels.
Medevac off Valencia
The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Valencia MRCC a call for the medical evacuation of an 8-year-old girl who was traveling aboard the 'Ciudad de Valencia' and was showing signs of a possible case of appendicitis on Aug 31 at around 5:00 p.m., . The vessel was located 28 nautical miles east of the port of Valencia. The Helimer 202 SAR helicopter was mobilised, which hoisted the minor along with her mother, who was accompanying her, on board. Both were transferred to the Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe in Valencia.
Ferry disruptions due to deficiencies in lifesaving equipment
A new breakdown of the "Ciudad de Valencia," this time related to deficiencies in its lifesaving equipment, caused a major disruption during the weekend of April 4/5. Although the vessel remained operational and indeed sailed to Cádiz with only roll-on/roll-off cargo, it was not authorised to transport passengers for safety reasons. Therefore, as an exceptional measure, the ferry "Volcán de Tamadaba" made an extraordinary trip to Cádiz, carrying only the passengers who were scheduled to travel on the "Ciudad de Valencia." The service between Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Arrecife de Lanzarote was operated by the ferry "Ciudad de Ibiza." Upon departing Santa Cruz de La Palma on April 3, the "Ciudad de Valencia" sailed along the southwest coast of Tenerife and then positioned itself in the channel between the two islands before docking at midnight in the port of Las Palmas. By then, the ferry "Volcán de Tamadaba" had already been ordered to depart, arriving in Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 10:15 p.m., taking on the passengers scheduled to board for the trip to Cádiz. On the afternoon of April 4, the "Volcán de Tamadaba," currently in the port of Las Palmas, completed the route that would have been assigned to the "Ciudad de Valencia," with stops in Puerto del Rosario and Arrecife, Lanzarote, before continuing on to Cádiz, where it arrived on April 6. The"Ciudad de Valencia" will cease operations on the Cádiz-Canary Islands route in September and will be transferred to a freight service in Northern Europe for DFDS, as its continued service is not part of Balearia's plans. Balearia wants a more technically reliable vessel for that service, and its current structure may undergo changes. In principle, the ferries "Hypatia de Alejandría" or "Marie Curie" could initially take over.
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