MV Island Sky

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Career (Canada) Canada
Name: Island Sky
Owner: British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
Operator: British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
Route: Earl's Cove-Saltery Bay
Builder: Washington Marine Group Vancouver
Launched: 2008
Completed: December 8, 2008
In service: February 19, 2009
Status: in active service, as of 2024
General characteristics
Class and type: Intermediate class[1]
Type: RORO ferry
Displacement: 3397 tonnes
Length: 102 m
Installed power: 4,416 hp (3,293 kW)
Propulsion: Four Niigata 6L25HX
Speed: 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h)
Capacity: 462 passengers & crew
125 cars

MV Island Sky is an Intermediate Class vessel in the BC Ferries fleet built in 2008.

The Island Sky has operated on the Earl's Cove-Saltery Bay route since its first day of service for BC Ferries on February 19, 2009. The passenger section of this ship was built at the Washington Marine Group (WMG) shipyards in Esquimalt, while the engines and hull were assembled at WMG's North Vancouver facility. The Island Sky had issues during sea trials, however BC Ferries remains optimistic the vessel will fulfill their needs.[vague] The contract was fixed price, with penalties for delays, but BC Ferries is not fiscally responsible for any overruns. On December 8, 2008, BC Ferries formally accepted the vessel.

References

  1. ↑ "MV Island Sky". BC Ferries. http://www.bcferries.com/about/fleet/profile-island_sky.html. Retrieved 2010-01-25. 

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