MS Lady Roz

Launched in 1978 as the Emadala, she was chartered to Gilnavi and used on the Genoa-Malta-Piraeus-Alexandria route. Sevenhill was sold to Gilnavi in 1990.

In 1990, Sevenhill was sold to Cencargo in 1993, during her time with Cencargo she was named Merchant Victor. She was used on the Heysham-Warrenpoint and Ostend-Ramsgate routes until 1993, when she was chartered for use in the Caribbean. In 1994 she returned to British waters, being used on the Hull-Zeebrugge and Felixstowe-Zeebrugge routes. In 1996 she was used on the Belfast-Heysham route, and in 1997 she was used on the Portsmouth-Guernsey - Jersey route, then the Dartford - Zeebrugge route.

In 1997 she was chartered by Seatruck, and renamed Moondance. She was purchased by Seatruck in 1998 for use on the Heysham-Warrenpoint route.{{cite web | url = http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/emadala_1978.htm| publisher = Fakta om Fartyg| title = M/S EMADALA.| access-date = 2 January 2008}} (Swedish) In April 2008 she was awaiting a refit in Birkenhead.

On 29 June 2008 she was involved in a grounding incident at Warrenpoint after an electrical failure put the controllable pitch propellers into full astern, which was a default setting. Moondance suffered damage to her rudders and rudder stocks. An underlying cause of the accident was insufficient manning of the bridge and engine room and lax operating procedures on board Moondance.{{cite web | url = http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources/Moondance_Report_.pdf| publisher = Marine Accidents Investigations Branch | title = Report on the investigation of the electrical blackout and subsequent grounding of the ro-ro cargo ship Moondance in Warrenpoint Harbour, Northern Ireland, 29 June 2008| access-date = 12 February 2009}}

Moondance returned to service on 16 October 2008 running between Heysham and Warrenpoint. With the arrival of {{MS|Clipper Panorama||2}}, Moondance was redeployed to the newly opened Fredericia, Denmark to Moss Norway route. This route began operation on 2 February 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.frc-moss.dk/index.asp?page=41&vpath=41 |title=FREDERICIA-MOSS v.v. |publisher=Fredericia-Moss |access-date=6 January 2009 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

With the suspension of Fredericia-Moss service from 10 February 2009, Moondance briefly laid up in Denmark before returning to Liverpool where she was laid up in East Huskisson dock.[http://www.frc-moss.dk/index.asp?page=0&vpath=0&docalc=yes&res=1280 Seatruck RO/R0 Service Fredericia-Moss. Service on stand by]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Fredericia Moss v.v. Retrieved 24 October 2009

Since 2010, the vessel has been owned by six different companies in Turkey and has operated in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Red Sea:

• 2010 - 2012: Purchased by Starline Maritime in Cyprus and renamed Kibris Gunesi.
• 2012 - 2017: Renamed Sevenhill and operated out of Samsun, Turkey, by Sevenhill RoRo.{{cite web | url = https://www.doverferryphotosforums.co.uk/mv-merchant-victor-past-and-present/ | title = MV Merchant Victor – Past and Present | access-date = 2025-01-26}}
• July 2017 - September 2021: Renamed Tiger A operated by Awesta Shipping Corp between the ports of Samsun and Tuapse, Russia.
• September 13 2021- March 15 2022: Renamed to Luccello and owned by Mered Ship Management Co, Ltd of Mersin, Turkey. On the 5th March 2022, the vessel was reportedly seized by the Libyan National Army after unloading 100 military armoured vehicles in Benghazi, Libya. This was noted by the UN Panel of Experts as a violation of the UN arms embargo. {{cite web |url=https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/N2233441.pdf |title=Letter dated 24 May 2022 from the Panel of Experts on Libya established pursuant to resolution 1973 (2011) addressed to the President of the Security Council |website=Security Council Report |access-date=26 January 2025 |date=2022-05-24}}

• March - August 2022: Days after the Libya incident, the vessel was transferred to Yildirim Shipping and renamed Victory RoRo, continuing its operations in the Mediterranean and Red Seas. In July 2022, while en route from Aqaba, Jordan, it was tracked by French Navy surveillance off the Libyan coast during Operation IRINI. The ship was monitored by multiple warships, and an inspection confirmed the presence of dozens of military-modified vehicles.{{cite web |url=https://www.operationirini.eu/eu-operation-irini-found-cargo-breach-un-arms-embargo-libya-inspection-ship-off-coast-libya/ |title=EU Operation IRINI found a cargo in breach of the UN arms embargo on Libya during the inspection of a ship off the coast of Libya |date=20 July 2022 |website=Operation Irini |access-date=26 January 2025}} The vessel was detained in Marseille, France, for 3 days to unload seized vehicles before being released. {{cite web |url=https://libyaobserver.ly/news/irini-finds-military-equipment-board-ship-sailing-jordan-eastern-libya |title=IRINI finds military equipment aboard ship sailing from Jordan to eastern Libya |website=Libya Observer |access-date=26 January 2025 |date=2022-07-22}}
• August 19 2022 - Present: Now named Lady Roz, operated by Legend Logistics, with its primary routes between Mersin, Turkey and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

• MS Riverdance - Moondance's sister ship that sank off the coast of Blackpool, England.

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