MV Freewinds is a former cruise ship operated by International Shipping Partners and owned by San Donato Properties, a company affiliated with the Church of Scientology.
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17 Facts About Freewinds
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Freewinds's ownership passed to a Church of Scientology-controlled company in 1985.
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Freewinds was registered in West Germany, with Bremerhaven as her home port.
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Freewinds followed the same itinerary all year long, becoming the first ship to offer year-round seven-night cruises from Miami.
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Freewinds was the first cruise ship to call at Puerto Plata and the first to offer regular sailings to Cap Haitien.
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In September 1986, the FST purchased Boheme, renamed her Freewinds, and refitted her to enable use for Scientology purposes.
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Majestic Cruise Lines is a Panamanian corporation which operates the Freewinds, receiving payment from FSSO for the use of the ship.
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Freewinds is the exclusive training center for OT VIII, the highest level of Scientology and the last of the published OT levels.
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Besides the OT VIII training, Freewinds is used for delivering lower-level classes, auditing services, and recreational activities for Scientologists.
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In 2011, former Sea Org member Valeska Paris reported that she had been imprisoned onboard Freewinds to prevent her from leaving Scientology, after joining at age 14.
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Freewinds had been sent to the ship so as not to be in contact with one of her parents and that's not what she wanted, she was very, very distressed.
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The Church contracted Nordica Engineering to perform renovations on the Freewinds and denied the presence of blue asbestos during talks.
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Freewinds has been noted in Bonaire for the amount of waste water it dumps into the island's inland waste pit.
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In May 2019, the Freewinds was placed in quarantine by the island of Saint Lucia during a visit, after a confirmed case of measles on board.
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Freewinds has a moderately raked and slightly rounded bow, rounded forward superstructure, terraced rear superstructure and two slim side-by-side funnels.
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