MV Mariam

History
Name	Venture 84, Trident, renamed Trident III in 1986
Owner	Emeraude Lines
Port of registry	France
Route	Channel Islands — France
Builder	Westermoen Hydrofoil
Completed	1982[1]
In service	April 1983
Out of service	1996
Identification	IMO number: 8205694
Fate	Sold to Fergün Denizcilik
Saint-Malo Saint Helier class=notpageimage| Prior to 1996, the ship mainly served the Saint-Malo to Saint Helier route
Name	Fergün Express III
Owner	Fergün Denizcilik
Port of registry	Turkey
Route	Northern Cyprus
Acquired	1996
Out of service	August 2009
Identification	IMO number: 8205694
Name	Junia Star[2] or Jounieh Star later Ladi Faten[1]
Out of service	2010
Identification	IMO number: 8205694 MMSI Number 720624000 Callsign CPA860
Name	Mariam or St. Mariam
Port of registry	Bolivia
In service	August 2010
Identification	IMO number: 8205694
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Westamaran W95 catamaran
Tonnage	228 GT[1] 83 NT[3]
Length	29.00 m (95 ft 2 in)
Beam	8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)[4]
Depth	3.1 meters[3]
Propulsion	two 1800 hp main engines
Speed	28 knots
Capacity	approximately 200 passengers

MV Mariam is a Bolivian-flagged passenger ferry with a 228 gross tonnage (GT). Built in 1982 at Westermoen Hydrofoil shipyard, the ship is a catamaran 29.00 metres (95 ft 2 in) in length with a capacity of about 200 passengers. Built as Venture 84, the ship was in service with the French ferry operator Emeraude Lines from 1983 to 1996, serving a route between the Channel Islands and France. From 1996 to 2008, the ship was operated by Cypriot ferry operator Fergün Denizcilik as Fergün Express III.

As of 2010^[update], the ship is Lebanese-owned and operated as medical aid cargo ship which, in August 2010, was intended to sail to the Gaza Strip to break Israel's four-year blockade of Gaza.