MS Phocine
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: |
Balder Sten 1985 Bazias 3 1985 - 1993 Sally Euroroute 1993 - 1996 Merle 1996 - 2000 Dart 3 2000 - 2006 Phocine |
| Owner: |
K/S A/S Balder RO/RO No 2 1985 Navrom 1985 - 1996 Jacobs Holdings 1996 - ???? Bid Corp Shipping ???? - 2006 Dart 3 Ltd. |
| Operator: |
K/S A/S Balder RO/RO No 2. 1985 Navrom 1985 - 1991 Sally Line 1991 - 1996 Belfast Freight Ferries 1996 - 2000 Dart Line 2000 Norse Merchant Ferries 2000 - 2001 Dart Line 2001 - 2006 Cobelfret Ferries 2006 - 2007 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company 2007 Cobelfret Ferries 2007 - 2008 Seatruck Ferries |
| Builder: | Santierul Naval Galatz SA, Romania |
| Yard number: | 769 |
| Homeport: | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Identification: |
IMO Number 8009064 Callsign ZCDH2 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 9088 GRT |
| Length: | 121.48 metres (398 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 21 metres (68 ft 11 in) |
| Draught: | 5.30 metres (17 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power: |
2 x Krupp 9M453AK 9 cylinder diesel engines, 7,200 horsepower (5,400 kW) |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
12 passengers, 1,272 metres (4,173 ft) freight lanes, 94 trailers. |
| Crew: | 18 |
The Phocine is a ferry owned by Dart 3 Ltd and currently in service with Seatruck Ferries.
History
Phocine was launched in 1985 as Balder Sten, owned by K/S A/S Balder RO/RO No 2. She was sold to Navrom and renamed Bazias 3 in 1985 and operated by them until 1991 when she was chartered to Sally Line, being renamed Sally Euroroute in 1993[1] and used on the Ramsgate - Ostend route.[2] In 1996 she was sold to Jacobs Holdings (Dart Line)[1] who used her on the Dartford - Vlissingen and Dartford - Zeebrugge routes[2], renamed Merle and chartered to Belfast Freight Ferries until 2000, when she was renamed Dart 3 and operated by Dart Line. At some point she was sold to Bid Corp Shipping. She was chartered to Norse Merchant Ferries in 2000,[1] and used on the Belfast - Heysham route, returning to Dart Line in 2001. As well as her former routes with Dart Line, she was also used on the Dartford - Dunquerque route.[3] In 2006 she was sold to Dart 3 Ltd., and renamed Phocine on charter to Cobelfret Ferries,[1] being used on the Killingholme - Zeebrugge route.[3] In 2007 she was on charter to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, returning to Cobelfret later in the year[1] being used on the Ostend - Purfleet and Killingholme - Ostend routes.[4] In 2008 she was chartered by Seatruck Ferries[1] to replace Riverdance, Phocine was herself due to be replaced by Clipper Point when that vessel entered service with Seatruck.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "M/F Phocine". The Ferry Site. http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=8009064&lang=en. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dart 3". Simplon Postcards. http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Dart_3.html. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "M/v "Balder Sten" 1984". Lycos. http://members.lycos.nl/kashunja/Bazias3.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ↑ "M/S Balder Sten." (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/balder_sten_1985.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ↑ "Seatruck Ferries". Mersey Shipping. http://www.merseyshipping.co.uk/news/2008/02_2008/022008.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
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