The ro-ro vessel has been sold to Blue Origin, a company set up Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon, the aim of which is to offer trips, first to the outer layers of Earth's atmosphere and into the space in the future.

The vessel formerly belonging to Stena Line will be used as both a starting and landing platform for Blue Origin's spacecrafts.

As soon as the ro-ro will be handed over to her new owners at the end of 2018, she'll go to a shipyard to be fitted for the new purpose.

Source: Sjöfartstidningen

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