MS Tiiu

MS Tiiu is a ferry owned by the Estonia-based ferry operator TS Laevad. The ferry was built by the Sefine Shipyard in Turkey.^[1]

Tiiu in Tallinn
History
Name	Tiiu
Owner	TS Laevad
Port of registry	Heltermaa, Estonia
Route	Heltermaa–Rohuküla
Builder	Sefine Shipyard, Turkey
Cost	22.8 million euro
Launched	29 April 2016
Identification	Call sign: ESKK MMSI number: 276824000 IMO number: 9762687
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	4,987 GT
Length	114 m (374 ft 0 in)
Beam	19.7 m (65 ft)
Draught	4.0 m (13 ft)
Speed	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity	700 passengers

Incidents

On 31 July 2017, Tiiu was on her usual route to Rohuküla when suddenly she scratched seabed two times in a row. The incident was caused by the streiking of autopilot which was not possible to switch off. Chief officer who was in the bridge during the collision stated that seeing the ship inclineing to right he tried to correct the course. But the autopilot didn't switch off and when it finally did it was to late and the ship scratched the seabed.^[2]