MV Avrasya

	Summer Star laid up in Eleusis in July 1986
History
Name	Lazio (1953–79); Sant Andrea (1979–84); Makedonia (1984–85); Summer Star (1985–86); Corfu Diamond (1986–88); Larnaca Rose (1988–92); Avrasya (1992–96); Cortina (1996–97); Avrasya I (1997);
Owner	Tirrenia Di Navigazione SpA (1953–79); unknown (1979–84); Achaid Lines (1984–86); Agapitos Bros (1986–88); Megacycle Shipping Co (1988–94); Mirror Holdings (1993–97);
Operator	Tirrenia Di Navigazione SpA (1953–79); unknown (1979–80); Transazul Car Ferries (1980–82); Achaid Lines (1984–85); Panko Inc (1985); Agapitos Bros (1986–88); Megacycle Shipping Co (1988–93); Mirror Holdings (1993–97);
Port of registry	Naples (1953–79); Greece (1979–86); Piraeus (1986–88); Larnaca (1988–92); Panama City (1992–97);
Route	Port Vendres – Puerto de Alcudia (1980–82); Patras – Igoumenitsa – Corfu – Brindisi (1984–85); Limassol – Beirut (1985); Brindisi – Patras (1987); Ancona – Kusadasi (1992–93);
Builder	Cantieri Navali Riuniti
Yard number	201
Launched	8 March 1953
Out of service	1982–84; 1985–86; 1991–92;
Identification	IMO number: 5204558
Fate	Scrapped 1997
General characteristics
Type	Passenger ship (1953–67); Ro-Ro ferry (1967–97);
Tonnage	3,838 GT; 1,197 DWT;
Length	116.64 m (382 ft 8 in)
Beam	15.96 m (52 ft 4 in)
Draught	5.48 m (18 ft 0 in)
Installed power	4 diesel engines
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Speed	16.7 knots (30.9 km/h)
Capacity	677 passengers (1953-67); 1,000 passengers, 110 cars (1967–97);
Notes	Sisterships: Calabria, Sicilia

Avrasya was a Ro-Ro ferry that was hijacked in the Black Sea hostage crisis of 1996. Originally built in 1953 as the passenger ship Lazio, she was converted to a Ro-Ro ferry in 1967. In 1979, she was sold to Greece and renamed Sant Andrea. A sale in 1984 saw her renamed Makedonia, followed by a chartering in 1985 which saw her renamed Summer Star. A sale in 1986 saw her renamed Corfu Diamond and after a further sale in 1988 she was renamed Larnaca Rose. In 1992, she was sold to Panama and was renamed Avrasya. Following the hijacking incident, she was renamed Cortina, then Avrasya I in 1997. She was sold for scrapping in November 1997.

History
Summer Star laid up in Eleusis in July 1986
Name	Lazio (1953–79) Sant Andrea (1979–84) Makedonia (1984–85) Summer Star (1985–86) Corfu Diamond (1986–88) Larnaca Rose (1988–92) Avrasya (1992–96) Cortina (1996–97) Avrasya I (1997)
Owner	Tirrenia Di Navigazione SpA (1953–79) unknown (1979–84) Achaid Lines (1984–86) Agapitos Bros (1986–88) Megacycle Shipping Co (1988–94) Mirror Holdings (1993–97)
Operator	Tirrenia Di Navigazione SpA (1953–79) unknown (1979–80) Transazul Car Ferries (1980–82) Achaid Lines (1984–85) Panko Inc (1985) Agapitos Bros (1986–88) Megacycle Shipping Co (1988–93) Mirror Holdings (1993–97)
Port of registry	Naples (1953–79) Greece (1979–86) Piraeus (1986–88) Larnaca (1988–92) Panama City (1992–97)
Route	Port Vendres – Puerto de Alcudia (1980–82) Patras – Igoumenitsa – Corfu – Brindisi (1984–85) Limassol – Beirut (1985) Brindisi – Patras (1987) Ancona – Kusadasi (1992–93)
Builder	Cantieri Navali Riuniti
Yard number	201
Launched	8 March 1953
Out of service	1982–84 1985–86 1991–92
Identification	IMO number: 5204558
Fate	Scrapped 1997
General characteristics
Type	Passenger ship (1953–67) Ro-Ro ferry (1967–97)
Tonnage	3,838 GT 1,197 DWT
Length	116.64 m (382 ft 8 in)
Beam	15.96 m (52 ft 4 in)
Draught	5.48 m (18 ft 0 in)
Installed power	4 diesel engines
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Speed	16.7 knots (30.9 km/h)
Capacity	677 passengers (1953-67) 1,000 passengers, 110 cars (1967–97)
Notes	Sisterships: Calabria, Sicilia