▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 - built ▁T arm o . ▁According ▁to ▁Ar ct ia ▁Sh ipping , ▁the ▁new est ▁state - owned ▁ice bre aker ▁was ▁sold ▁because ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁prof itable ▁long - term ▁char ters ▁for ▁the ▁multip ur pose ▁vessel . ▁Bot nica ▁changed ▁her ▁port ▁of ▁registry ▁to ▁Est onia ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Bot nica ▁was ▁char tered ▁to ▁B aff in land ▁Iron ▁M ines ▁to ▁esc ort ▁iron ▁ore ▁ship ments ▁from ▁B aff in ▁Island ▁from ▁July ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October . ▁The ▁contract ▁has ▁an ▁option ▁for ▁sum mers ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 2 . ▁, ▁options ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁have ▁been ▁util ized . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁the ▁man aging ▁director ▁Ky öst i ▁V ester inen ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁high - ran king ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Mar itime ▁Administration ▁were ▁caught ▁in ▁a ▁b ri ber y ▁sc andal ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁D S ND ▁Off sh ore , ▁the ▁char ter er ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁multip ur pose ▁ice break ers , ▁had ▁offered ▁them ▁several ▁private ▁tri ps ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁off sh ore ▁company