Mõntu

{{Short description|Village in Estonia}}

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Mõntu is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. It is located on the southeast coast of Sõrve Peninsula in the southern part of the island of Saaremaa.[http://entsyklopeedia.ee/artikkel/m%C3%B5ntu1 Eesti Entsüklopeedia. Mõntu.] (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 June 2019.

From 2005 to 2008, a ferry route operated between Mõntu harbour and the Latvian port of Ventspils.[https://arileht.delfi.ee/artikkel/29823057/parvlaev-scania-tegi-oma-viimase-reisi-vainameres? Arileht.ee. Parvlaev Scania tegi oma viimase reisi Väinameres.] (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 January 2021. There were plans to re-launch the route with financial support from Saaremaa Municipality and the Freeport of Ventspils.[https://news.err.ee/952518/saaremaa-seeking-operator-for-montu-ventspils-ferry-route ERR News. Saaremaa seeking operator for Mõntu-Ventspils ferry route.] Retrieved 14 June 2019. Preparations for the launch began in 2017, but as of 2020 no potential operator with a suitable vessel had shown interest in operating the service.[https://news.err.ee/991107/paper-operators-not-interested-in-saaremaa-latvia-ferry-service ERR News. Operators not interested in Saaremaa-Latvia ferry service.] Retrieved 11 October 2019.[https://news.err.ee/1098793/saaremaa-hopes-to-launch-montu-ventspils-shipping-line-in-2021 ERR News. Saaremaa hopes to launch Mõntu-Ventspils shipping line in 2021.] Retrieved 16 August 2020

The largest vessel ever to visit Mõntu harbour was the 130-metre-long Russich-5, which delivered 5,100 tonnes of asphalt chips from Rotterdam in 2009.[https://saartehaal.postimees.ee/6609044/montut-kulastanud-suurim-laev-toi-hollandist-vana-asfalti Saarte Hääl. The largest ship to visit Mõntu brought old asphalt from the Netherlands.] Retrieved 16 March 2025.

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