▁from ▁St ena ▁Line . ▁To ▁replace ▁the ▁lost ▁hydro fo ils , ▁Hans ate e ▁purchased ▁a ▁new ▁express ▁cat amar an ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁which ▁was ▁named ▁. ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁clear ▁that ▁two ▁large ▁fer ries ▁were ▁needed ▁for ▁traffic ▁between ▁Hels ink i ▁and ▁T all inn , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁Norm and ys ▁char ter ▁ended ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁T all ink ▁purchased ▁MS ▁Lion ▁King ▁from ▁St ena ▁Line , ▁which ▁entered ▁traffic ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁as ▁. ▁In ▁July ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁T all ink ▁purchased ▁the ▁fre ighter ▁ ▁which ▁opened ▁a ▁line ▁from ▁Pal dis ki ▁to ▁Kap ell sk är , ▁T all ink ' s ▁first ▁route ▁to ▁Sweden . ▁In ▁October ▁the ▁original ▁MS ▁T all ink , ▁which ▁no ▁longer ▁conform ed ▁modern ▁safety ▁reg ulations , ▁was ▁sold . ▁Two ▁months ▁later ▁Hans ate e ▁purchased ▁their ▁first ▁fast ▁fer ry ▁capable ▁of ▁carrying ▁cars , ▁. ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ES CO ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁sole ▁owner ▁of ▁Est Line , ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Est Line ' s ▁two ▁fer ries ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁were ▁char tered ▁to ▁Hans ate e , ▁and ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁T all inn ▁and ▁Stockholm ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁market ed ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁T all