Spirit of Tasmania II
 The Spirit of Tasmania II on December 17th, 2008 in Devonport
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The Spirit of Tasmania II is a RoPax ferry of the Australian shipping company TT-Line Company , which has been in service on the route between Devonport and Melbourne since September 1, 2002 .
history
The ship was built in 1998 by Kvaerner Masa Yards in Turku, Finland, for the Greek ferry company Superfast Ferries . From 1998 to 2002 it operated under the name Superfast III in the liner service between Patras and Ancona in the Mediterranean . In March 2002 the ship was sold to the Australian TT-Line Company. Two months later, a general overhaul was carried out by the Neorion shipyard on the Greek island of Syros , after which it was renamed Spirit of Tasmania II . In July 2002, the ship was on a transfer voyage to Australia and arrived on July 29 in Hobart , the capital of the Australian state of Tasmania .
Since September 1, 2002, the Spirit of Tasmania II has been operating alternately with the identical sister ship , the Spirit of Tasmania I, on the Devonport – Melbourne line between the Australian island of Tasmania and the Australian mainland. The departure time is daily at 7.30 p.m., during the Australian summer months there are also morning departures on weekends. The crossing takes an average of ten and a half hours.
Furnishing
The Spirit of Tasmania II is approved for up to 1400 passengers and has eleven decks. The vehicle parking areas are located on decks one to six, with space for up to 500 cars. There is a large restaurant and bar on deck seven. In addition to a kiosk and two cinemas, there are other entertainment options on board. The passenger cabins are located on decks seven to eight. The ship is equipped with a total of 222 cabins that can accommodate up to 750 passengers. In addition to the 59 standard double cabins, there are eight luxury double cabins, as well as 72 multi-bed outside cabins and 81 multi-bed inside cabins. The multi-bed cabins each have four beds. Two suitable double cabins are available for wheelchair users. At the stern of the ship on deck 8 is the Recliner Lounge , a separate area with 121 reclining chairs that can be reserved free of charge when booking.
Spirit of Tasmania II in Melbourne on September 27, 2007
Spirit of Tasmania II in Devonport on August 11, 2007
Spirit of Tasmania II in Melbourne with the Queen Mary 2 in the background
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incident
On November 1, 1999, on the way from Patras to Ancona, a fire broke out in a freezer trailer on the vehicle deck. The fire was extinguished with the help of the automatic extinguishing system and by the crew. All 307 passengers and 106 crew members were evacuated and picked up from nearby ships. The ship arrived in Patras the day after the disaster. 14 bodies were found in one truck. These dead were later identified as refugees from Kurdistan. After the investigation was completed, the Superfast III drove to the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg for repairs on December 3rd .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f M / S Superfast III (1998). Facta om Fartyg, accessed April 4, 2020 (Swedish).
- ↑ a b SPIRIT OF TASMANIA I. Navi e Capitani, March 29, 2017, accessed on June 3, 2019 (Italian).
- ↑ Quick facts. TT-Line Company, accessed April 4, 2020 .
- ↑ They're here! In: The Examiner . July 30, 2002, p. 1 (English).
- ↑ Sailing Schedule. TT-Line Company, accessed April 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Ship facts - Spirit of Tasmania I & II. (PDF; 1.2MB) TT-Line Company, accessed on April 3, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Information Guide. (PDF; 8.4MB) TT-Line Company, accessed on April 3, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Stowaways those in ferry fire. BBC , November 2, 1999, accessed June 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Blohm + Voss Repair GmbH ( Memento from July 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )