- MV Trinity Bay
The MV "Trinity Bay" (formerly the
Korea n registered "Faesco 103" [cite web|url=http://www.australiantraveller.com/index.cfm?page_id=1632|title=The Barefoot Captain|publisher=Australian Traveller|accessdate=2007-10-29] ) is a GRT|1,567|first=yes, 80 metre long, CoastalFreighter owned by theSeaswift shipping company based inCairns ,Australia . [cite web|url=http://www.seaswift.com.au/about-the-trip.html|title=Welcome aboard working cargo vessel MV Trinity Bay|publisher=SeaSwift|accessdate=2007-10-29] It runs a weekly service supplying communities on theCape York Peninsula and inTorres Strait . Formerly a Sand Dredge, the Trinity Bay was converted into the current layout during the year2000 in Cairns Shipyards. [cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,23483,20608989-28317,00.html|title=A cruise with the works|author=Philip Hammond|publisher=Courier Mail (via news.com.au)|accessdate=2007-10-29] Even though the ship is a fully commercial cargo ship, she regularly carries 40 passengers to and fromThursday Island . [cite web|url=http://www.freightertravel.com.au/trinity-bay|title=Trinity Bay|publisher=freightertravel.com]The Trinity Bay also works to replenish other Seaswift vessels, and occasionally carries
CSIRO scientists to monitor the condition of the northernGreat Barrier Reef .References
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