M/V Anastasis
Deployed 1978, retired June 2007
Formerly the Victoria, the Anastasis was built in 1953 as an Italian
passenger liner and served as the flagship of the Mercy Ships fleet
from 1978 to 2007. Over the past 29 years, the Anastasis has contributed
more than half of Mercy Ships total output in terms of number of
services, value and beneficiaries. An average of 350 crew from more
than 30 nations live and work onboard.
Facilities & Features
The former passenger liner was modified to contain three fully-equipped
operating rooms, a hospital ward, a dental clinic, a laboratory,
an X-ray unit, three cargo holds and accommodation for 420 crew.
She carries a fleet of over 20 vehicles for onshore work.
Lifetime Legacy
Services Delivered
Since 1978, the Anastasis has performed more than 1,000,000 services,
at a total value today of over £162 million with an estimated
1.5 million people as direct beneficiaries.
• Performed more than 18,000 surgeries such as cleft lip
and palate, cataract removal, straightening of crossed-eyes, orthopaedic
and facial reconstruction.
• Treated more than 88,700 people in village medical clinics.
• Performed more then 133,000 dental treatments.
• Taught more than 3,900 local health care and professional
workers, who have in turn trained many others in primary health
care.
• Taught more than 55,300 local people in primary health care.
• Trained local medical professionals in modern health care
techniques to carry on after the ship’s departure.
• Completed more than 520 construction and agriculture projects
including schools,
clinics, orphanages and water wells.
Ports Visited
The Anastasis has visited 275 total ports, and conducted 66 field
assignments in 23 nations: Guatemala, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga,
Samoa, Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Poland, Togo, Ghana,
Estonia, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Lithuania, Senegal,
Latvia,
South Africa, Madagascar, Benin, Gambia and Liberia.
Trivia
An estimated 25,000 volunteer crew members served on the Anastasis.
Over 250 couples met as crew, and several weddings were held onboard,
including one at sea.
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