Legendary Jadrolinia’s old man sailed to the Adriatic Sea
One of the most famous and oldest Croatian passenger ships Tijat, again the core of the Adriatic Sea. After 68 years of service in Jadrolinija, the County of Šibenik-Knin bought a ship for 35,000 euros and committed to renovating it. Thus, Tijat sailed on a trial ride on Monday at noon to determine his condition. The sailing lasted just over two hours.
Šibenik: The trial of the legendary ship Tijat |
– The trial ride has the purpose of renovating the certificate so that the ship can officially go to the spray before complete renovation. Through the Island Development Fund, the county provided 1,200,000 euros for Tijat and in the meantime we have made a complete cost with project documentation that we can call for a competition that will be objective according to the visions we have for the best possible renovation of this ship. We have money and documentation and now we just miss the assumption so that we can know the price before calling the competition. So far, I have never drove Tijat and here I was given the opportunity thanks to everyone who did the effort to keep him preserved – said Mayor Marko Jelic for Šibenikin.
Šibenik: The trial of the legendary ship Tijat |
The county bought it in 2023.
Five crew members participate in the trial run; Commander Sasa Jurat, first officer Marko Curov, machine manager Zoran Erceg, helm Ivo Ukic and Sailor Ante Aleksic. After retired in the summer of 2023, an initiative was launched for the ship to be saved from old iron and thus ended owned by the Šibenik-Knin County.
Šibenik: The trial of the legendary ship Tijat |
At the same time, it is claimed that Tijat is the most photographed ship in history, so there were the ideas to include it in the Guinness Book of Records. Ten years ago, a civic initiative was created through which the Tijat Facebook group was born in the heart, with more than 2000 members. Administer Robert Udiljak, Sasa Juran and Ivana Beban, wrote 24sata.
