Red Jet 6

Red Jet 6 docked at East Cowes undergoing system tests.
History
United Kingdom
Name: MV Red Jet 6
Operator: Red Funnel
Ordered: 2015
Builder: Shemara Refit LLP
Launched: May 2016
In service: July 2016
Identification: IMO number 9788083
Status: In service

MV Red Jet 6 is a high-speed Catamaran ferry constructed for Red Funnel in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight as the sixth member of the company's expansive Red Jet line of catamarans.

Red Jet 6 was constructed in East Cowes's famous aircraft hangar that had been originally built for the long defunct aircraft company, Saunders-Roe.

Red Funnel announced in May 2015 that they had placed an order for the ₤6 million vessel with Shemara Refit LLP of East Cowes, making Red Jet 6 the first high-speed ferry built in the UK in fifteen years.[1] She entered service in the summer of 2016.[1]

Red Jet 6 is 41.12 metres (134.9 ft) long, with a passenger capacity of 275.[1] She is powered by four MTU series 2000 diesel engines, each powering a waterjet for propulsion and steering giving a service speed of 38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h), allowing a crossing time of 23 minutes. She can operate with one engine out with only a minor reduction in speed.[2]

Red Jet 6 was named by the Princess Royal at a ceremony at East Cowes on 4 July 2016.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Red Funnel reveals plan for Red Jet 6 — to be built on the Isle of Wight". Isle of Wight County Press Online. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Royal naming for new Red Jet 6 passenger ferry". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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