MS Lofoten
MS Lofoten was built at the erstwhile Akers Mekaniske Verksted at Oslo and is presently serving as training ship for Maritim Videregående skole Sørlandet. Launched in 1963 she resumed operation on the Hurtigruten for VDS in March 1964.
Lofoten and her two near sisters, Kong Olav and Nordnorge (scrapped), were built to the same basic design based on Harald Jarl of 1960. There is a nice video of Harald Jarl (as Serenissima) and Lofoten sailing together @ YouTube.
An excellent starting point for researching MS Lofoten on the internet is the German webpage hurtigwiki.de which also features a discussion forum on MS Lofoten. see also Ted Scull's artice on MS Lofoten @ quirkycruise.com or "Ships in Bergen".
Excellent examples for the plethora of MS Lofoten videos that are available online are the video by Tommi Rotonen @ YouTube as well as the series "50 Jahre MS Lofoten" @ YouTube (Part 1). You might also want to watch this time-lapse of a Raftsundet passage or "Deckhand on MS Lofoten".
Lofoten - IMO: 5424562 @ MarineTraffic
MS Lofoten arrives at Bergen
Engine room of MS Lofoten
MS Lofoten passes Kjeungskjær lighthouse
Snow shower aboard MS Lofoten
MS Lofoten leaves Hammerfest
MS Lofoten - Entrance of Trollfjord
Dawn aboard MS Lofoten Måløy - Torvik
MS Lofoten at Molde
Navigational bridge of MS Lofoten
Interior Views of MS Lofoten
Forward facing lounges aboard MS Lofoten
Main restaurant aboard MS Lofoten
Leaving Bergen aboard MS Lofoten
Towards Torvik aboard MS Lofoten
On deck aboard MS Lofoten - Torvik - Ålesund
Cabin hallway aboard MS Lofoten
MS Lofoten - Stopover @ Finnsnes
MS Lofoten - Stopover at Ørnes
Navigating Stokksundet aboard MS Lofoten
Leaving Trondheim aboard MS Lofoten
Leaving Ålesund aboard MS Lofoten
