Red Jet 5

Red Jet 5 just after departing Cowes.
History
Name:

1999—2008: MV Bo Hengy

2009 onwards MV Red Jet 5
Operator:

1999-2008: Bahamas Ferries

2009 onwards: Red Funnel
Builder:

Pequot River Shipworks,

New London, USA
Laid down: 1999
Identification: IMO number: 8954415
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class & type: Solent Class Catamaran
Tonnage: 209 tons
Length: 32.9m
Beam: 8.32m
Draught: 1.25m
Propulsion: 2 x MTU/DDC 4000 Series 4
Speed: 38
Capacity: 187
Crew: max 3

MV Red Jet 5 is a passenger catamaran ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to Cowes on the Isle of Wight along with sister ships Red Jet 3 and Red Jet 4.[1] The vessel is unique in that it is the only Red Jet not new to Red Funnel.

Construction

Like Red Jet 3, the vessel is a Solent class catamaran designed by FBM Marine on the Isle of Wight, however unlike its sister ship it was built in the USA, at the Pequot River Shipworks in New London, Connecticut in 1999.[1] A distinguishing feature of the vessel is it's sheltered sundeck.

Commissioned for Bahamas Ferries, the vessel was named Bo Hengy, and was retired in 2008. Bahamas Ferries now operates a larger catamaran called Bo Hengy II.

Purchase by Red Funnel

Following purchase by Red Funnel, the vessel was refurbished and officially named Red Jet 5 by Shirley Robertson on 21 July 2009, entering service about a week later. The vessel is by passenger capacity the third largest in the Red Jet fleet.

During the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Red Jet 5 was chartered to Thames Clippers for use as a games shuttle on the Thames.

In 2015, it was announced by Red Funnel[2] that she would be joined by another sister ship, Red Jet 6, which is currently under construction in East Cowes.

References

  1. 1 2 "Red Jet 5 Specification". Red Funnel. Red Funnel. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Red Jet 6 - coming summer 2016". Red Funnel. Red Funnel. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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