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MS Midas
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<h2 id="operational-history">Operational history</h2> <p>The ship operates around Europe and the Caribbean at an average speed of about 14 knots. </p><p>In November 2020, MV Midas rescued the crew of a yacht that had capsized off the coast of Portugal. Whilst the seas were initially too rough to launch Midas' rescue boats, the following morning they were calmer and the three sailors were taken aboard from their life raft. The survivors were taken to the <a href="/facts/Azores/yWF1EGs8">Azores</a> Islands.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>In November 2022, MV Midas was chartered to <a href="/facts/Condor_Ferries/G4mmduSG">Condor Ferries</a> following Commodore Goodwill suffering damage during drydocking in Spain.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>In December 2022, the ship was chartered to Stena Line<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> for the <a href="/facts/Travem%25C3%25BCnde/TXNluUfl">Travemunde</a> to <a href="/facts/Liep%25C4%2581ja/EKVu3EN1">Liepaja</a> route. </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Midas". Marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014. <a href="https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4725/mmsi:230186000/imo:9002659/vessel:MIDAS" target="_blank">https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4725/mmsi:230186000/imo:9002659/vessel:MIDAS</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Midas" (PDF). Godbyshipping.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160127153413/http://www.godbyshipping.fi/english/midas.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160127153413/http://www.godbyshipping.fi/english/midas.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Finnish Ro/Ro Rescues Three from Capsized Sailboat off Portugal". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2023-02-23. <a href="https://maritime-executive.com/article/finnish-ro-ro-rescues-three-from-capsized-sailboat-off-portugal" target="_blank">https://maritime-executive.com/article/finnish-ro-ro-rescues-three-from-capsized-sailboat-off-portugal</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Freight ship chartered while damaged Condor ferry repaired". BBC News. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2023-02-23. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-63374569" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-63374569</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Midas chartered to Stena | Godby Shipping". www.godbyshipping.fi. Retrieved 2023-02-23. <a href="https://www.godbyshipping.fi/en/press/midas-chartered-stena" target="_blank">https://www.godbyshipping.fi/en/press/midas-chartered-stena</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>