- Tanger Jet II
The HSC "Tanger Jet II" is a 86m fast
catamaran ferry operated byFRS dn Maroc SARL.Operator
FRS Maroc SARL.TheFRS dn-service between Morocco and Continental Europe has been initiated back in 2000 on a year-round basis.Regular Routes
Tarifa -Tangier Algeciras -Tangier Gibraltar -Tangier History and Information
"HSC Tanger Jet II" was built in
2004 at theAustal Ships in Perth,Australia .HSC "Tanger Jet II" was delivered by Austal in 2004 and has operated as "
Spirit of Ontario I " for the operatorCanadian American Transportation Systems (CATS) on a route betweenRochester ,New York andToronto ,Ontario . The catamaran has an overall length of 86.60 meters and a beam of 23.80 m.Her gross tonnage amounts 6,242 GT. The machinery consists of four MTU engines with a total output of 4 x 8,200 kW (44,595 HP) allowing a maximum service speed of 45 knots.
900 passengers and 238 car-equivalents (or a maximum of 10 trucks and 150 cars) can be accommodated onboard. In 2007
FRS has acquired the vessel for its prospering Spain-Morocco service.External links
* [http://www.frs.ma FRS Maroc official site]
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