The 1987-built ALGOMA GUARDIAN (formerly OMISALJ, GOVIKEN)
Built in Croatia for Jugolinija (the state-operated shipping line of Yugoslavia).
Sailed with a blue hull for the Croatia Line from 1992-1997.
From 1997-2008 she was the green-hulled GOVIKEN of Viken Shipping, flagged out of Nassau, Bahamas.
Sister ships to ALGOMA GUARDIAN:
ALGOMA DISCOVERY (formerly PETKA)
ALGOMA SPIRIT (formerly MALINSKA) was scrapped in 2021 after a grounding the previous season)
Purchased by Algoma in 2008, this ocean-going bulk carrier is no stranger to the Seaway. At 729 feet in length she (along with her sisterships) were the largest saltwater ships to transit the St. Lawrence System.
Her deck cranes were removed in 2009 - but for a very brief period, she sported yellow "saltie" style deck cranes while completely painted in the Algoma colors.