▁the ▁company ▁had ▁the ▁exclusive ▁rights ▁to ▁char ter ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁multip ur pose ▁ice break ers . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Mar itime ▁Administration ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁ownership ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁state - owned ▁vessels ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁newly ▁founded ▁state - owned ▁enter prise , ▁F inst ash ip . ▁Later ▁a ▁separate ▁company , ▁G D V ▁Mar itime ▁AS , ▁was ▁established ▁together ▁with ▁Norwegian ▁partners ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁global ▁market ing ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁multip ur pose ▁ice break ers . ▁F inst ash ip ' s ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁company ▁was ▁ 3 4 %. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Bot nica ▁was ▁char tered ▁to ▁T S Mar ine ▁for ▁off sh ore ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Sea . ▁The ▁contract ▁specified ▁that ▁the ▁vessel ▁would ▁spend ▁" at ▁least " ▁ 5 6 0 ▁days ▁in ▁off sh ore ▁operations ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Later ▁she ▁also ▁received ▁char ters ▁from ▁other ▁companies , ▁but ▁the ▁particularly ▁poor ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 ▁left ▁Bot nica ▁laid ▁up ▁for ▁months ▁and ▁forced ▁F inst ash ip ▁to ▁reduce ▁costs ▁and ▁even ▁consider ▁lay ing ▁off ▁some ▁employees . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁not ▁used ▁for ▁ice bre aking ▁during ▁the ▁particularly ▁m ild ▁winter s ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 s