HSC Mega Jet

History
Name:
  • 1995 - 1999: Cat-Link I
  • 1999 - 2001: Incat 035
  • 2001 - 2004: Thundercat I
  • 2004 - 2006: Tarifa Jet
  • 2006 - 2008: Thundercat I
  • 2010 onwards: Mega Jet
Operator:
  • 1995 - 2000: Savory Industries Inc.
  • 2000 - 2003: Incat Denmark ApS
  • 2003 - 2008: Adriatic Fast Ferries Ltd.
  • 2008 onwards: Seajets
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:
  • 600 passengers[1]
  • 50 cars[1]
Crew: 17

Mega Jet' is a high speed catamaran operated by Seajets.

History

Mega Jet at Athinios harbour, Santorini, Greece

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Hull 035" (pdf; 1,0 MB). incat. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  2. 1 2 "MEGA JET". ship-db.de. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
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