MS Michael Sars is a training ship operated by Alandica Shipping Academy in Åland.

The ship is named after the Norwegian marine biologist Michael Sars.

[1] She was built in 1979 as a research vessel for the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research in Bergen.

She was sold in 2003 and has since 2005 been a training ship in the Åland Islands by university and vocational levels, as well as training of seafarers.

[1][2] Michael Sars is owned by Åland and operated by Alandica Shipping Academy (formerly Åland Maritime Safety Center).