Bocayna Express

Bocayna Express

Ship data flag  Spain Ship type Catamaran - fast ferry Callsign ECEA home port Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Shipping company Fred. Olsen Express Shipyard Austal Ships Pty Ltd Build number 196 Keel laying February 3, 2003 Launch July 12, 2003 takeover September 7, 2003

Ship dimensions and crew length 66.2 m ( Lüa ) 58.78 m ( Lpp ) width 18.65 m Side height 5.9 m Draft Max. 2.45 m measurement 2,527 GT , 759 NRZ   crew 11

Machine system machine 4 × MAN diesel engines Machine performance 14,000 kW (19,035 hp) Top speed 31 kn (57 km / h) propeller 4 × water jet propulsion

Transport capacities Load capacity 213 dw running track meters 110 m Permitted number of passengers 436 Vehicle capacity 69 cars

Others Classifications DNV GL Registration numbers IMO 9285378

The Bocayna Express is a catamaran - fast ferry of the shipping company Fred. Olsen Express . It has been in service since the end of 2003 between Playa Blanca on Lanzarote and Corralejo on Fuerteventura .

General

The ship was built with the hull number 196 by the Australian Austal Ships Pty Ltd and delivered on September 7, 2003. The Bocayna Express is named after the strait it crosses. The catamaran is four marine diesel engines of the types MAN B & W driven 18VP185 and 12VP185, each to a water jet propulsion of KaMeWa act. With a drive power of 14,000 kW, a speed of 31 knots is achieved. The Bocayna Express only needs 15 minutes for the eight nautical mile crossing .

The Bocayna Express is designed for 436 passengers and up to 69 passenger cars . The vehicle deck has a length of 110 lane meters , a height of 4.6 m and can be loaded or unloaded via a bow ramp and a tailgate.

Web links

Commons : Bocayna Express  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Bocayna Express . Fred. Olsen Express,accessed January 7, 2016. 
• Bocayna Express . DNV GL,accessed on January 7, 2016.