HSC Mega Jet
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Port of registry: | 2008 onwards Piraeus, Greece |
Builder: | |
Yard number: | 035 |
Launched: | 1995-02-28[2] |
Identification: | IMO number: 9106106 |
Status: | in service |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Tonnage: | 3,989 tonnes |
Length: | 77.46 m (254.1 ft)[1] |
Beam: | 26.0 m (85.3 ft)[1] |
Draft: | 3.5 m (11.5 ft) |
Installed power: | 4 x Ruston 16K270 diesel engines[1] |
Propulsion: | 4 x Lips 115DLX waterjets[1] |
Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)[1] |
Capacity: | |
Crew: | 17 |
Mega Jet' is a high speed catamaran operated by Seajets.
History
Mega Jet is one of three 78m catamarans built by Incat Yards in Tasmania, Australia. Built in 1995 as Cat-Link I,[1] she was later renamed Thundercat 1 and Tarifa Jet. In 2008, she was sold to Greek ferry operator Seajets and was renamed Mega Jet.[2]
As of 2016, she operates routes between Crete and several Cycladic islands in the Aegean.
References
External links
- 78 Metre Wave Piercing Catamaran from incat
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