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The ''MS European Endeavour'' is a roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry which is owned and operated by P&O Ferries. P&O took delivery of the ship in October 2007 from Acciona Trasmediterránea. She is the 28th member of the current P&O fleet and is the second P&O ship to have carried the name ''European Endeavour'', the first is now the Gardenia of Transeuropa Ferries. ==History== The ship was built in 2000 for Merchant Ferries as ''Midnight Merchant'' for a planned service between Liverpool and Belfast, however the ship was chartered to Norfolkline for their new service between Dover and Dunkirk and remained on that route until July 2006 when she was replaced by one of three new ships for the service. In August 2006 she was chartered to Acciona Trasmediterránea for service in the Mediterranean and renamed ''El Greco'' registered under the Spanish flag. On 26 June 2007 it was announced that P&O Ferries had agreed to purchase the ship in order to meet the growing demand for space from haulage customers throughout its operations. The ship will primarily be used on the Dover–Calais route but also on P&O Ferries Irish Sea and North Sea routes to cover for the refit of other vessels.〔(P&O Ferries - New freight ship boosts P&O Ferries 26 June 2007 )〕 The ship entered service with P&O on their Liverpool-Dublin route on 6 November 2007. The ship has been involved in two incidents. On 22 March 2008 the ships mooring ropes parted resulting is her drifting across the eastern entrance of Dover Harbour. The ship was assisted back to her berth by a Dover Harbour tug.〔(Ships in the Port of Dover - European Endeavour in trouble )〕 On 29 August 2008 the ship suffered a partial lost of electrical power which resulted in a collision with Linkspan 7 in Calais. ''European Endeavours 'cow catcher', a metal structure welded to the bow to support the bow ramp when deployed, was demolished and significant damage was caused to the linkspan.〔(Marine Accident Investigation Board - Completed PE Summary European Endeavour )〕 Due to a downturn in freight traffic P&O Ferries laid up the ship in Tilbury in May 2010. She was chartered to DFDS Seaways in August 2010 and early September 2010 to provide refit cover on the Birkenhead–Dublin and Belfast routes. On completion of this charter the ship was sent for its annual overhaul and then proceeded to Dunkerque for layup. She remained in Dunkerque until early February 2011 when she sailed for Liverpool in preparation for returning to service on the Liverpool-Dublin service replacing the M/V Norcape. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MS European Endeavour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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