Built in 1998 by Kvaerner Masa-Yards at Turku New Shipyard in Finland for Superfast Ferries as MS Superfast IV, since 2002 she has sailed for Spirit of Tasmania as the Spirit of Tasmania I.

[7] During the night of 3-4 February 2005 Spirit of Tasmania I ran into heavy seas in the Bass Strait while sailing from Melbourne to Devonport.

The captain decided it best to return to Melbourne, arriving mid-morning to heavy media coverage.

The ship remained in port overnight for temporary repairs and sailed again the following evening for Devonport.

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